Below, find a list of our new and ongoing projects, as well as completed projects. Click the project link for more information.
Contaminants Monitoring Projects
- Evaluating lead and mercury exposure in adult Bald Eagles and Common Loons in northeastern Maine
- Evaluating mercury exposure in migrant raptors
- Assessing exposure of Maine’s coastal and inland Bald Eagles to organic and emerging compounds
- Penobscot River mercury study: mercury assessment in Bald Eagles and Ospreys along the Penobscot River and comparison regions in Maine
- Evaluating spatial and temporal patterns of mercury exposure in Maine’s Bald Eagle population
- Evaluating mercury exposure in New York State Bald Eagles
Movement and Tracking Projects
- Characterizing the movement and dispersal patterns of Maine adult and subadult Bald Eagles using satellite telemetry and color banding
- Studying movement patterns and wintering area use of raptors migrating along the U.S. Atlantic Flyway using the Block Island Raptor Research Station
- Describing movements of migrating Peregrine Falcons in relation to Offshore Wind Energy facilities along the Atlantic seaboard (Chapter 25).
- Tracking the movements of Snowy Owls
- Tracking the Range and Migration Routes of New Hampshire Peregrine Falcons
