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Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 12/21/25: A Conversation with Seabird Researchers, 2025
Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode features a discussion with Coco and Tracey Faber, Alison Ballard, and Peyton Caylor, seabird researchers who worked on Maine’s offshore colonies this summer. Together they reflect on the role of these islands beyond nesting seabirds, describing their importance as stopovers for migrating shorebirds and staging areas for gulls. They share observations of sandpipers, plovers, Ruddy Turnstones, and other migrants, and note how islands like Eastern Egg Rock can host large flocks during peak migration. More information about Maine Natural History can…
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