Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 11/30/25: A Conversation with Coco and Tracey Faber, 2025, Part 4

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives · Nov 30, 2025 · 5m

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode is part 4 of an interview with Coco and Tracey Faber, who have spent the past decade working in Maine’s offshore seabird colonies. They reflect on broader patterns observed across years of fieldwork, including tern foraging strategies during food shortages, the recurring mid-July drop in forage fish, and the stark differences in survival between early- and late-hatched puffin chicks. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory…