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A quiet island remains

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

And so do I.. Wow, this season has sure gone by in a flash of feathers. The Seal Island Fearless Four came off the island on August 11th: We sported three months worth of grime and sun-browned skin. As longtime … Continue reading →

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The Puffineers

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

The Puffineers of Project Puffin! This group of intrepid field researchers join forces at the beginning of the summer in Bremen, Maine, the base camp for Project Puffin and soon part ways after training to spend their summer on an … Continue reading →

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A return to Seal Island

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

Welcome to Project Puffin’s own Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge! Located 23 miles off the coast of Maine, I’ll be spending my summer here with four fellow seabird field researchers, living among the birds. We arrived via John Drury’s lobstah boat-turned-biological vessel. … Continue reading →