Citizen Science

Chickadees perch on the tips of spruce tree branches, silhouetted against a pale blue sky
October 17, 2022

A banditry of chickadees

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

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September 30, 2022

Sharp-shinned Rascals

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

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sunlight shines through dark red huckleberry shrubs in the foreground with jack pine forest and blue sky in the background
September 22, 2022

Fall is changing in Acadia

story + photos by Catherine Schmitt Some day not too long ago, the chitter of swifts and the ring of […]

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Olivia is interviewing Maya Peletier with her headphones and shotgun mic. The two are standing in a grassy area at Frazer Point with Mosquito Harbor in the background.
September 20, 2022

Getting to know the sounds and stories of Acadia

by Olivia Milloway Since coming to Acadia National Park at the beginning of the summer, my senses have yet to […]

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September 20, 2022

Visualizing citizen science data from national parks

by Kyle Lima Schoodic Institute is creating a new way to analyze and visualize citizen science data on biological diversity […]

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a group of about fifteen people sitting on rocky ledge looking through binoculars
September 16, 2022

Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch has begun!

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

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two long-legged birds at the water's edge
August 31, 2022

Late summer shorebirds

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

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August 12, 2022

What a climate station can teach us about Acadian forests

by Olivia Milloway In July of 2021, a group of teachers from Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire traded in their […]

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July 31, 2022

Schoodic Signals: Luna Moth

by Jess Moskowitz | photos by Elizabeth Halasz The luna moth (Actias luna) is a moth you don’t easily forget […]

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July 24, 2022

What’s going on with the cardinals?

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

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