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Podcast: WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Episode: Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 9/7/25: Sailing the Maine Coast, part 2
Description: Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode takes listeners to a bustling gull and cormorant colony on Garden Island near the Mussel Ridge Channel, where the air is filled with noise, movement, and the pungent scent of seabird guano. Glen describes colony counts using aerial imagery and the ingenious ways cormorants keep cool on hot days, blending science with the sensory details of a summer visit. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in...