Bird Ecology

story + photos by Seth Benz A black-capped chickadee “irruption” is most noteworthy among the usual migrating birds counted at […]

In the September nor-westers also fly Hawks, sometimes in veritable companies. Evil little sharp-shinned rascals flap and sail through the […]

by Seth Benz Hawk Watch started in late August, and sharp-shinned hawks are on the move! We added 411 to […]

by Catherine Schmitt, Kyle Lima, & Seth Benz Shorebird migration is upon us, as the plovers, sandpipers, and other sand- […]

story + photos by Seth Benz Recently a summer resident of Winter Harbor wondered if something might be happening with […]

by Catherine Schmitt, Kyle Lima, Seth Benz, and Peter Nelson Launched on April 19, 2021, Landscape of Change is a […]

by Shannon O’Brien and Catherine Schmitt Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Here on the Schoodic Peninsula, we […]

by Seth Benz; images courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology BirdCast Dashboard is a new feature from the Cornell Ornithology Lab’s […]

by Seth Benz At Schoodic Institute, we believe that science is for everyone, and that everyone can contribute to science. […]

by Seth Benz 2021 marked the 27th year of the Hawk Watch atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park.  This […]