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
New and ongoing 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
Completed projects
Movement and Tracking Projects
New and ongoing 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
Completed projects:
Inventory and Population Projects
New and ongoing projects:
- Quantifying the use of New England’s premier fish run by Bald Eagles
- Tracking Northern Saw-whet Owls along the coast of Maine
Completed projects:
