Tag Archives: seal island

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 →

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Another summer soon departed..

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

Well, things are really wrapping up here on the island. Amid clouds of voracious mosquitoes, Frank and I finished taking down the last of the blinds. These somewhat rickety little enclosures, or hides, acted as my work cubicle for the summer and … Continue reading →

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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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Vortex clouds and other fun weather on Seal

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Stacey M. Hollis

Here’s what I watched approach during a band-reading stint from my flimsy blind as the wind picked up with a vengeance… The weather on this island, 23 miles off the coast of Maine, is pretty fantastic. My grandmother was the … 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 →