BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 24, 2021
Ever since state biologists started tracking Maine great blue herons in 2016, they have collected a treasure trove of migratory bird data. It’s information that’s led to better understanding of bird behavior and will craft wildlife policy. It’s also created some unlikely online celebrities in the three birds the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are currently tracking using the GPS technology. The movements of great blue herons Harper, Cornelia and Ragged Richard are regularly posted on the department’s Heron Observation Network of Maine’s Facebook page. But Harper is the star attraction thanks to her epic flights from Maine to the Caribbean.