In the early 2000s, Glen Mittelhauser and collaborators at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife conducted the first systematic survey of coastal Maine to document the distribution and study the winter ecology of Purple Sandpipers. Today, MNHO’s Postdoctoral…
Monitor a Nest Box on your property! Each spring, Maine experiences an influx of hundreds of migratory breeding birds, many of whom utilize cavities for nesting sites. Our state, with its rich mosaic of different habitat types, provides suitable breeding…
NOVEMBER FUNDRAISER Help install a Motus antenna in Hollis, Maineto track Nightjar migration! Your gift will make it possible to install this antenna before the return of our tagged Whip-poor-wills this spring se we can accurately track their migration path.…
Owls are among the most charismatic and recognizable orders of birds in the world, yet their secretive life histories, elusive nature, and nocturnal habits, with breeding initiated during the winter months, mean they are chronically understudied. Maine is no exception…
Monitoring the migration of Northern Saw-whet and Long-eared Owls in Downeast Maine since 2015 The Petit Manan owl migration station is a collaborative effort of Project Owlnet with Maine Natural History Observatory. David Brinker is the principal investigator. This station…
The Maine Biota Project is an interactive online resource curated by the nonprofit Maine Natural History Observatory. The goal of the Maine Biota Project is to catalog all living species in Maine and to maintain comprehensive, up-to-date, online lists…
The Maine Bird Atlas is a project of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in partnership with Maine Natural History Observatory, Maine Audubon, and Biodiversity Research Institute. The data collection phase of the project was from 2018-2022 with the…
The Observatory has conducted plant inventories on over 75 islands along the coast of Maine and counting. This project aims to improve understanding of plant abundance and distribution on Maine’s coastal islands and set down baseline data. The maps and…
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