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Hog Island was the birthplace of Project Puffin, an Audubon program that helped restore thee iconic Atlantic Puffin to their historic nesting sites in the Gulf of Maine. Photo: Walker Golder
Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine has been bringing programs to birders, educators, and nature enthusiasts for over 80 years. It has a rich history in American Ornithology with its first bird instructor, Roger Tory Peterson, to the birthplace of Audubon's Project Puffin. Hog Island is located along the mid-coast of Maine and is operated by the National Audubon Society under the Seabird Institute.
During the summer Audubon offers many six-day camps including Joy of Birding, Photography of Maine Birds and Landscapes, Field Ornithology, Family Camp, Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week, Arts and Birding - Sketching and Painting, and Birds of Maine Islands: A Service Week.
In September 2022, Robin Ladouceur, Menunkatuck Advocacy Chair and the new Senior Center Manager of the Bent of the River Audubon Center, attended the Birds of Maine Islands: A Service Week camp.
During this program Robin will describe her exciting hands-on week learning from seabird biologists and conservationists about the biology, threats, and conservation of birds on Maine coastal islands. Through field trips, workshops, and evening programs, she and the other campers learned about and contribute to conservation efforts. They took field trips to visit seabird islands that Audubon field researchers live on and observe seabirds — such as puffins, terns, and petrels — seasonally and they painted seabird decoys for colony restoration and did marine debris cleanup.
Throughout the presentation, Robin will be sharing her photos of the stunning vistas of Hog Island the surrounding Maine coastal area.
New registration link to come.