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Podcast: WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Episode: Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 1/18/26: Saw-whet Owls at Petit Manan Point, Part 1
Description: Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser This episode features sisters Tracy and Coco Faber, who spend their nights banding migrating Northern Saw-whet Owls at Petit Manan Point. They describe how mist nets and audio lures help capture these tiny, nocturnal migrants and how recent banding efforts have revealed the species to be far more abundant than once believed. 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 collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding changes in...