Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 6/7/26: Seabird Management in a warming Gulf of Maine, Part 2

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 6/7/26: Seabird Management in a warming Gulf of Maine, Part 2

From WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives by Community Radio WERU FM 89.9 Blue Hill and 102.9 Bangor, Maine

June 7, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode continues the discussion on seabird management along the Maine coast, focusing on monitoring practices and the impact of environmental changes.

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser Continuing a conversation with Linda Welch, this episode takes listeners inside the day-to-day work of monitoring seabirds along the Maine coast, from tracking diet and chick growth to documenting survival and productivity across multiple islands. Drawing on observations from sites like Petit Manan Island, Linda describes the seasonal timing of breeding and how food availability shapes the success of species. More information about Maine Natural History Observatory can be found on our website at mainenaturalhistory.org/. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding changes in Maine’s plant and wildlife populations.  Glen received his Bachelor’s in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic in 1989 with a focus in the biological sciences and received his Master of Science degree in Zoology (with a focus on ornithology and statistics) from the University of Maine in 2000. Glen was the Managing Editor for Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist for 18 years and…

People in this episode

Host: Glen Mittelhauser

Guest: Linda Welch

Topics covered

  • seabird management
  • Maine coast
  • naturalist work
  • breeding timing
  • food availability
  • wildlife monitoring

Keywords

  • seabirds
  • Maine Natural History Observatory
  • monitoring
  • diet
  • chick growth
  • survival
  • productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maine Natural History Observatory

Places: Maine, Petit Manan Island

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