Bird Ecology
2021 Hawk Watch Update
story and photos by Seth Benz This fall, the 27th year of Hawk Watch on Cadillac Mountain, eight volunteers counted […]
Benz named Young Birder of the Year mentor
The American Birding Association has selected Schoodic Institute Bird Ecology Director Seth Benz to be a mentor in the Young […]
Sea Watch 2021 Update
story + photos by Seth Benz Now through November is the best time to see migratory waterbirds going south as […]
2021 Sea Watch at Schoodic Point
story + photos by Seth Benz Amy Kopec, Schoodic Institute’s 2021 Sea Watch technician, arrives at Schoodic Point just as […]
Schoodic Institute Intern Talk Series
by Hannah Webber Summertime flies! Over the next few weeks, our interns will be wrapping up their projects and sharing […]
Birding for science on National Trails Day
story + photos by Catherine Schmitt There is a long history of people watching and listening to birds on Mount […]
A new season of science and wonder
This year, as part of the Landscape of Change project, we need everyone’s help documenting birds and pollinators (butterflies, […]
Warblers Will Arrive, But It May Take Some Patience
Here is a comparison of warbler arrival dates by week for Acadia National Park’s two districts (MDI and Schoodic). Today May 8 is designated as the Global Big Day. It would be a good day for you to go afield and see if the warblers comply with your expectations.
Revisiting history on World Migratory Bird Day
In the 1880s, the student naturalists of the Champlain Society surveyed the birds of Mount Desert Island during summer camping […]
Anticipating the arrival of April warblers
story + photos by Seth Benz April harkens the return of the warbler vanguard. On the Schoodic Peninsula, records indicate […]