Bird Ecology

Illustrative graphic cover art for the Sea to Trees podcast, showing illustration of a tree in the foreground, and in the background is a small cover at lowtide with the ocean's horizon line in the background. A cool color palette is used, mainly blues, grays, deep greens.
November 20, 2024

Sea to Trees: Season 3, Episode 2

by Trevor Grandin Sea to Trees is a podcast that tells the stories of the science happening in and around […]

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May 10, 2024

Why celebrate insects on World Migratory Bird Day?

by Trevor Grandin World Migratory Bird Day marks the ceremonial return of birds to their respective regions during spring and […]

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Research fellow Brooke Goodman holds binoculars while sitting near the summit of Cadillac Mountain during Hawk Watch on a clear blue sky day.
January 23, 2024

2023 Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch Summary

by Seth Benz and Angi King Johnston 2023 marked the 29th consecutive year of the Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch in […]

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Graphic illustration of the Sea to Trees podcast cover artwork, featuring a cool-toned color palette and drawing of a Maine cove at low tide.
December 20, 2023

Sea to Trees: Season 2, Episode 3

story + photos by Catherine Devine, Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow Sea to Trees is a podcast that […]

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View of the horizon from Schoodic Point.
December 15, 2023

Sea Watch Update

by Seth Benz, Director of Bird Ecology; photos by Catherine Schmitt, Science Communication Specialist 2023 is the eighth full season […]

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Brooke Goodman presents to a crowded room at a youth in ornithology conference.
December 14, 2023

Speaking to youth in ornithology

story + photos by Brooke Goodman, Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow On November 4th, 2023, I delivered the […]

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Graphic illustration of the Sea to Trees podcast cover artwork, featuring a cool-toned color palette and drawing of a Maine cove at low tide.
November 15, 2023

Sea to Trees: Season 2, Episode 2

story + photos by Catherine Devine, Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow Sea to Trees is a podcast that […]

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November 9, 2023

Why I do the work that I do

by Brooke Goodman, Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow I got interested in birds in high school. I lived […]

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Two birders face the sea, looking for birds at Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park.
October 12, 2023

2023 Sea Watch at Schoodic Point

Nathan Dubrow of Ipswich, Massachusetts is the Schoodic Point Sea Watch counter for the 2023 fall migration season. Graduating from […]

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Close-up profile view of a wild turkey.
June 29, 2023

Wild turkeys on the rise

by Seth Benz + Kyle Lima If you’ve spent any time in Maine within the last decade, there’s a very […]

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