****Date Change: Seabird Sue is getting her second COVID-19 jab on Tuesday, April 27. Since second dose reactions are often discomforting, we decided to postpone the program rather than having Sue at less than her best or having to cancel the program.****
Audubon Seabird Institute is known for its ground-breaking work with seabird restoration, beginning with the restoration of Atlantic Puffins on Eastern Egg Rock in Maine. Using decoys and sounds to create the impression and attractive qualities of a real colony, these social attraction tools have become important in a wide variety of conservation projects. Based in Bremen, ME, the Mad River by Audubon Decoy shop uses recycled plastic to create models of many species of colonial seabirds.
Learn about the decoy making process, and how social attraction tools have helped rare and endangered seabirds around the world. “Seabird Sue” Schubel paints decoys, and also builds solar-recharged sound playback systems. She gets to spend some quality time on bird islands and also shares research results and the wonder of puffins with students of all ages.