Category: Puffin Project

Steve Kress receives National Audubon honor

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From National Audubon: “Steve is not only a role model for so many of us at Audubon, but is truly an inspiration to anyone who cares about conservation and building the next generation of leaders.” | Read more.

In: 2010s, National Audubon news, Puffin Project, Steve Kress

New video captures the spirit of Hog Island

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Famed videographer Lang Elliott has produced a new 6-minute video about the ornithology and teen birding session at the Audubon Camp in Maine on Hog Island. | Read more.

In: 2010s, Greg Budney, Kenn Kaufman, Ornithology, Project Puffin news, Puffin Project, Sara Morris, Scott Wiedensaul, Steve Kress, Video

News from Egg Rock

In Puffin Project’s 30th year of working to restore the Egg Rock puffin colony, they tallied a total of 59 breeding pairs – a 13% increase since 2002. Egg Rock researchers, led by supervisor Ellen Peterson tallied a record high count of 101 individuals and an impressive fledging success of 0.86 chicks per pair. Since … | Read more.

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