A Half-Century Ago, an Alum Had a Vision: Bring the Puffins Home - Cornellians
Steve Kress, PhD ’75, looks back on a 50-year effort to restore the ‘clowns of the sea’ to their breeding grounds off the Maine coast
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Steve Kress, PhD ’75, looks back on a 50-year effort to restore the ‘clowns of the sea’ to their breeding grounds off the Maine coast
Situated in the heart of Muscongus Bay, the 15-acre Black Island is owned and preserved by Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
"I keep lists of birds I’ve seen at home, in Maine, in North America and in the world."
Stephanie Morrison of Southport, who has shared her wildlife photos with the newspaper over the past two or three summers, recently went to Eastern Egg Rock to photograph puffins. Here are some of her favorite photos and an explanation about the...
Eastern Egg Rock, in outer Muscongus Bay, is one of a handful of locations along the Maine coast where Atlantic puffins come to nest.