Project Puffin: Day 4
Babies! They are everywhere at Matinicus Rock. Today we spend hours “grubbing” or searching deep inside rocky burrows for alcid chicks. Any puffin or razorbill chick that was big enough received two...
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Friday, July 15th got rolling bright and early for me on Matinicus Rock. It was my morning to do bird count and weather, tasks we rotate through. Doing weather involves getting a sample of sea water to...
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Thursday, July 21st – my last blog. I first saw John’s boat “Fluke” around 10:20 AM, and by 10:35 he was rowing ashore with Ben, who would be taking my place. It was a picture-perfect day, and the...
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