BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 4, 2021
Northern Canada is a destination where millions of birds go to make millions of babies. In summer, it’s a Utopian source of food abundance for the birds willing to fly that far. In winter, it’s a frozen tundra where few birds can survive. Many must fly right past Schoodic Point. Schoodic Institute is there to count the birds as they go by. Not all of these waterfowl follow a coastal route. But enough stick to the coast that there is a representative sample passing Acadia National Park every autumn. By counting these birds, and comparing year-to-year totals, Schoodic Institute contributes valuable data about species abundance. ~ Bob Duchesne