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Harlequin Ducks in Jericho Bay

In the 1990s, research indicated that Jericho Bay was the single largest wintering location for Harlequin Ducks in Eastern North America, but the latest research suggests this is no longer the case.

Wildflowers of Maine Islands

This book is the result of decades of published and unpublished plant inventories of Maine islands made by numerous botanists, my 25 years of plant inventories along the Maine coast, and assessment of thousands of plant collections preserved in various herbaria.

Sedges of Maine: A Field Guide to Cyperaceae

The sedge family is frequently considered by professional and amateur botanists alike to be one of the most challenging groups of plants to study. This unflattering reputation is due in large part to the vast number of sedge species not only in Maine but also throughout the United States and Canada.

Grasses and Rushes of Maine

This guide is an identification manual for all grass and rush species currently found in the state of Maine.

The Plants of Baxter State Park

Maine’s Baxter State Park is one of the most ecologically diverse and beautiful protected sites in the Northeastern United States. The Plants of Baxter State Park presents scientific descriptions of 857 plant species.

Petit Manan Owl Monitoring Station

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…

Maine Bird Atlas

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…

Coastal Plant Inventories

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…