Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield

Host: Glen Mittelhauser
Producers: Glen Mittelhauser, Daaby Tingle
Sailing from Corea toward Mistake Island, Glen encounters a flock of Red-necked Phalaropes, along with Northern Gannets, Razorbills, and a Common Murre. As he travels farther Downeast, he reflects on the region’s distinctive boreal wildlife and the changes in bird populations he has witnessed over decades.
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