Vagrant Birds Seen in Maine

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

Variegated Flycatcher Speaker - Herb Wilson Finding a bird out of its normal range is always an exciting event. Birds’ ability to fly sometimes produces jaw-dropping occurrences well beyond the normal range of a species. I will explore some of the research that has been done to explain vagrancy in birds. Some explanations rely on […]

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Mountain Lakes as sentinels of change in the northeast

Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall, UMF 173 High Street, Farmington, Maine

Speakers: Dr. Rachel Hovel and Dr. Julia Daly High-elevation lakes in the northern Appalachian Mountains are unique in a number of regards: they exist in a more forested landscape than alpine lakes in other mountain ranges, and they experience fewer direct anthropo genic impacts and colder climatic zones compared to lower-elevation lakes in the northeast. […]

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