There are 4 Terns, 1 Razorbill, and 3 Least Sandpipers in this view from the blind!

Seabird Scene Improves at Brother’s Islands

7/12/2012 - Things have been looking up for the seabirds at the Brother’s Islands lately! Events have taken a Tern for the better with the arrival of a new Common Tern pair and their egg. For the past several days now a new pair of terns have taken up residence in the… SEE MORE
Beautiful day on the water, just south of Vinalhaven

Nature in Action: Terns Caught Plunge Feeding

7/12/2012 - Biologists with the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge are trying to figure out where terns feed. While they await data being collected on nanotags (tiny coded transmitters on the backs of terns from Petit Manan Island), they followed a group of feeding terns from Seal Island on July 11.… SEE MORE
Rep. Michaud walking the board walk to the light house

On a Maine Island, Politicians and Seabirds Mix

7/6/2012 - On a recent visit out to Petit Manan, a seabird restoration colony within the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, we had an unexpected guest. Representative Mike Michaud had never before seen a puffin, despite growing up in Maine. Despite Rep. Michaud's efforts to help bring federal funding to Maine's… SEE MORE
Humpback whale, Infinity

Another Great Show During a Sunset Whale Watch

7/5/2012 - Our cetacean friends put on an incredible show during the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies' sunset whale watch on June 30, giving us all plenty of breaching, tail-slapping, and fin displays to keep us busy all evening. Here are a few shots from this memorable evening, all shot by our… SEE MORE
Seal Island, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Tropical Visitor At Home On Seal Island

7/3/2012 - A rare bird indeed has taken up residence on Maine's outer islands. A red-billed tropicbird, usually a West Coast and Caribbean breeder, has called Seal Island and Matinicus Rock home for the past few summers. The island interns from both seabird restoration islands, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National… SEE MORE
Albert, a brand-new guillemot born on Brother's Island, looking for a fight!

Coastal Species Spotlight: Black Guillemots

6/28/2012 - The predominant object of our daily attention here on Petit Manan is the tern colony, and with just under 2,000 nest sites this year they do keep us busy. But, in honor of the many other avian residents who call Petit Manan their breeding home, today we are very happy… SEE MORE