Tag Archives: maine

Blog on, stacebird, blog on..

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Stacey M. Hollis

Well wasn’t I just completely gobsmacked in the best way possible yesterday to find that, in no more than a week, I’ve grown from having fifty-two followers to More. Than. A. Thousand. Holy wow… I just feel so humbled and … Continue reading →

Posted in explore.org, Project Puffin | Tagged birds, cams, conservation, explore.org, followers, maine, maine coast, Project Puffin, puffins, seabirds, seal island, thanks | 4 Comments

Project Puffin: Seal Island 2017 Season Summary

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Stacey M. Hollis

Since I rolled into Seal for only the post-season this year, I thought I’d brush up on the deets of what went on this summer with our beloved terns and puffins as well as the guillemots, razorbills, eiders and all … Continue reading →

Posted in BirdJob, field biology, Project Puffin | Tagged bird banding, breeding season, chicks, conservation, explore.org, field research, fieldwork, guillemots, maine, Project Puffin, puffins, resighting, seabirds, seal island, terns | 6 Comments

Seal Island NWR: An Instagram Video View

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Stacey M. Hollis

From 23 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean, I present you with sights and sounds from around this beautiful, dramatic, biodiversity-rich seabird nesting island where I’ve been so fortunate to spend my time over the years. As we trickle into … Continue reading →

Posted in BirdJob, Project Puffin, video | Tagged atlantic ocean, birds, coastal maine, instagram, island, maine, national wildlife refuge, seal island, video | Leave a comment

Project Puffin: Back to the Island!

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Stacey M. Hollis

You can also see this post at WildLensInc.org/blog. I am thrilled to bid you good day from 23 miles off into the Atlantic Ocean here on Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge where I will be living for the next two … Continue reading →

Posted in BirdJob, birds, Project Puffin | Tagged camping, conservation, cormorants, eagles, fall season, maine, migration, nature, photography, post-season, puffins, research, seabirds, seal island | 2 Comments

The Project Puffin Story: A Review

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Stacey M. Hollis

View this post, as well as other writings, podcasts and short films focusing on wildlife and environmental conservation at wildlensinc.org. The book is Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock by Stephen W. Kress … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, conservation, Project Puffin, seabirds | Tagged atlantic puffin, book, book review, conservation, eastern egg rock, field biology, fledglings, human impact, island nesting seabirds, islands, maine, maine coast, millinary trade, nesting, newfoundland, puffin burrows, pufflings, reintroduction, restoration, seabirds, seal island nwr, terns, translocation | 3 Comments

Project Puffin video short!

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

*update: the video should work now! So I’ll be keeping up with my Pining for the Field series now that I’m not in the field. It details my various bird jobs in locations including Puerto Rico and Canada. My upcoming post … Continue reading →

Posted in BirdJob, Pining for the Field, Project Puffin, video | Tagged audubon, cards, Journalism, maine, maine coast, online store, photography, Project Puffin, puffins, research, seal island, seal island nwr, terns, video | 4 Comments

Southward migration

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

What a whirlwind the end of the season has been! The birds are all packing in those fat reserves with the fall harvest of berries and seeds and the insects that buzz over fallen booty from the fruiting trees. From … Continue reading →

Posted in DC, Project Puffin | Tagged birds, city, conservation, DC, ephemeral, fall, fieldwork, flycatchers, geopuff, maine, marine national monument, migration, ornithology, puffins, researchers, seabirds, seal island, southward | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in BirdJob, Project Puffin, seabirds | Tagged biologists, blinds, cabin, cams, chicks, climate change, colony, conservation, cormorants, death, eagles, explore.org, fieldwork, fledge, fledgers, gulf of maine, hog island, interns, maine, ornithology, overfishing, predation, prey, Project Puffin, puffins, researchers, seabirds, seal island, supervisors, terns, viewers, volunteers | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in BirdJob, Project Puffin, seabirds | Tagged audubon, biologists, camping, colony, conservation, fieldwork, interns, maine, ornithology, Project Puffin, puffineers, puffins, researchers, seabirds, supervisors, terns, volunteers | 7 Comments

Foggy Daze

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

It’s another foggy day, keeping us out of the colony so that we don’t raise the birds off their nests. So I’ll take this morning to bring this baby of a blog up to speed. I got to Maine by … Continue reading →