12/7/25: A Conversation with Alison Ballard, 2025

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield

Atlantic Puffins | Logan Parker

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser

Alison Ballard, who spent the summer supervising Eastern Egg Rock for Project Puffin, reflects on the differences between working on Matinicus Rock and Egg Rock, the unique mix of seabirds found at this nearshore colony, and the challenges of monitoring puffin productivity in such rocky terrain. She also shares insights into the colony’s growth, from new burrows to the dense nesting of puffins in limited space.

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