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Author Topic: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA 2019-20  (Read 54463 times)

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #315 on: June 12, 2020, 09:13:06 AM »

Whole family!  :)

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #316 on: June 13, 2020, 10:11:51 AM »

Chatter spamela5510 (don't know her real name) received a new cap and a mini- Manny decoy for her birthday from Keenan!  ;D



The decoy is made by Made River Decoys  :)
https://projectpuffin.audubon.org/decoys/atlantic-puffin
https://projectpuffin.audubon.org/decoys/ordering-and-contact-details
« Last Edit: June 13, 2020, 10:40:11 AM by PeepSpy »

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #317 on: June 13, 2020, 10:13:29 AM »

Sweetly sleeping - hatch coming soon!

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #318 on: June 13, 2020, 10:59:48 AM »

Egg roll!  :)

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #319 on: June 13, 2020, 03:08:36 PM »

From CamOp/Mod Bee, "Puffins incubate their egg between 36-45 days. As the egg was already in the burrow when the researchers arrived last month, Keenan has estimated the date range the egg was laid as 5/13-5/17. This means we could expect a hatch as soon as 6/18 or as late as 6/27."

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #320 on: June 14, 2020, 08:08:13 AM »

Millie yawns waiting for Willie to take his shift.  :)

Hatch watch starting, but we are not sure exactly when the egg was laid as researchers were late setting up camp.

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #321 on: June 14, 2020, 09:34:18 PM »

I can't wait for a new puffling! Keenan is proposing the name to be after a long standing volunteer who passed away. He hasn't posted it yet.  :)

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #322 on: June 15, 2020, 01:28:38 PM »

This is so cute - shifting the egg!

https://youtu.be/EZKDVqgnbS8

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #323 on: June 16, 2020, 01:52:52 PM »

Waiting, waiting...ZZZZ

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #324 on: June 16, 2020, 01:53:50 PM »

"Greetings, my friend!"  ;D



Oooops!  ::) ;D

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #325 on: June 16, 2020, 03:27:37 PM »

Mod Spamela posted this collage she put together from last year's pics of Willie, Millie and Bucky.  :)

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #326 on: June 16, 2020, 07:05:33 PM »

Keenan just proposed the name Stella for Willie and Millie's puffling this year in honor of the late volunteer, Stella Walsh.

"Hi all!

I would like to propose the name Stella after long time Project Puffin volunteer Stella Walsh who passed away back in 2017. Of course, as the viewers it is ultimately your decision, but wanted to put in my vote!

Here is a little more info...

'A lifelong resident of the Midcoast Maine region, Stella entered the birding world and never looked back after retiring from the Maine Dept of Human Services. From 1999 through 2012, she volunteered at six of the Seabird Restoration Program?s seven seabird-nesting islands. Her favorites being Seal Island NWR (always hoping to be scheduled volunteer at the same time as her bird-banding buddy, Anthony Hill) and Stratton Island for fall migration passerine banding.
She gave countless hours of her time to various Maine conservation organizations, in addition to remotely entering data from over 100,000 migration observation cards for the USGS North America Bird Phenology Program!' "

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #327 on: June 16, 2020, 07:37:56 PM »

What a sunset at Seal Island!  :D

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #328 on: June 17, 2020, 10:17:33 AM »

Its party time!  :D

PeepSpy

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Re: Puffin Burrow at Seal Island, Maine, USA
« Reply #329 on: June 17, 2020, 02:39:44 PM »

Looks like an unconfirmed pip to me - time will tell!!!!  8) 8) 8)

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