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River Herring Co-management in Downeast Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Emily Rose Stringer & Sophie Chivers
  • 2023
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A final project for College of the Atlantic's Fisheries, Fishermen, and Fishing Communities course 2023
River Herring at Wight's Pond
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Jessica Bonilla & Emily Rose Stringer
  • 2023
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
River Herring at Wight's Pond
College of the Atlantic
Description:
an outreach piece from College of the Atlantic's Fisheries, Fishermen, and Fishing Communities course 2023
Tracking Great White Sharks in the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Melayna Limardo
  • 2022
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Acoustic Receivers are monitoring devices that listen for specific sound wavelengths. When these soundwaves are detected a data point is stored and categorized under a unique ID.
Mount Desert Rock Oceanography Survey
College of the Atlantic
  • Image, Photograph, Transparency, Slide Transparency
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Bailey Tausen
  • 2022
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A look at oceanographic data around Mount Desert Rock for the 2019 and 2021 seasons
Where Do Gulls Go?
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Addison Gruber
  • 2022
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Where Do Gulls Go?
College of the Atlantic
Description:
Herring gulls are found around the world, not only by the sea, despite often being called "seagulls". There is debate over the herring gull's taxonomic status. American ornithologists lump herring gulls in North America and Europe, while European ornithologists split them. They are often described as scavengers, though there is evidence that individual herring gulls specialize on particular food sources (intertidal, aquaculture, ocean, anthropogenic, freshwater). [show more]
Algal Blooms and Common Loons in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Maggie Denison
  • 2022
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Maine has over 6,000 lakes and ponds. These waterbodies are home to a wide range of wildlife and plant species. Maintaining high water quality in Maine’s lakes and ponds is essential to protect the health of these habitats and the species that use them.
Cat in Grass
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960 c.
  • Maine
Cat in Grass
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4.5 X 5 black and white photograph of a dark colored cat walking on grass to the right of the photo. There are three tin trash cans in the background behind the cat. Cat is LaRue Spiker's. Focus of the photograph is blurry.
Dog near Shed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Dogs
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960 c.
  • Maine
Dog near Shed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 4.25 black and white photograph of a collie-type dog standing on pile of rocks next to tree with no leaves and old fence post. Dog is turned and looking at something to the right of the photograph. There is an abandoned wooden structure behind dog with two windows. many weeds and tall grasses are around rocks.
Cat at Toilet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals, Cats
  • Other, Pets
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1952, Dec. 25
  • Maine
Cat at Toilet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 5 black and white photograph of a black cat standing with hind legs on ground looking into toilet. Toilet is against back wall in right of photo. Radiator is against wall in left of photo. Rug is cropped in foreground. Writting on back, “Dec. 25- 1952, LaRue’s and Louise’s pet cat.”
Seagulls over Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1953, Dec.
  • Maine
Seagulls over Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
3.5 X 5 black and white photograph of about five seagulls over water, with one dipping into the ocean. All are flying and have wings extended, Mountain in background in right of picture.
Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 6 black and white photograph of many cormorant birds among twigs and branches. Large out of focus bird in foreground facing camera with puffed up throat. Many silhouettes of birds along horizon line and birds in air in upper left side of photo.
Young Cormorant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Young Cormorant
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 5.5 black and white close up photograph of a baby cormorant. Black bird with white throat. Bird is looking up and facing the camera, beak slightly open. Surrounded by twigs and branches. Paper on back, “ Even babies too small to retreat tried to protect themselves with a horrendous bluff. Swelling up the naked orangish colored pouch beneath the chin, they clicked their bills rapidly at the intruders.”
Nesting Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Nesting Cormorants
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
5 X 6 black and white photograph of a field of baby cormorant birds. Black birds dotted among nests of white twigs and grasses. Mountains of MDI in background. One bird in flight toward right hand side of mountain. Paper on back, “ the nests were so closely placed that from a distance it looked as if you couldn’t have laid a pencil between them.”
Gulls
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • Nature, Animals
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Spiker, LaRue
  • 1960s
  • Maine
Gulls
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
4 X 4 black and white photograph. Two Birds in nest. Young, black, without feathers and white throats. First bird is looking up and straight at camera, second bird is in profile facing to the right of photo. They are in a nest of white twigs. Writing on back, “ May 5, Gulls, deB Croff, 1, reb LaRue Spiker, Southwest Harbor.” Paper attatched to back, “ When hatched the nestlings are naked but they soon develop a coarse black down over the rough ashy-black skin.” The LaRue Spiker Collection [show more]
Maine Oyster Trail Pilot Project, Damariscotta River
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • COA GIS Laboratory
  • 2016
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
A Map showing land use, waterfront access, and other factors important to Oyster aquiculture.
Distribution of Four Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Families
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Jillian Gall
  • 2012
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Distribution of Four Ground-Dwelling Arthropod Families in Traps Across Pine Hill and Settlement Quarry, Deer Isle, Maine
Finding Travel Distances of Snakes to Islands on the Coast of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Robin Van Dyke
  • 2010
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
These maps show attempts to find the shortest distances across the water makes would have to travel from the mainland to various islands.
Nest Site Selection of the Black Guillemot on Great Duck island
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Meaghan Lyon
  • 2013
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Description:
Nesting sites along the rocky berm of Great Duck Island.
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Danielle Parker
  • 2021-06
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Horse Healthcare in Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
The USDA reported a shortage of veterinarians in at least 500 counties spanning 44 states. This shortage is mostly in rural areas and therefore has a larger effect on large animals and livestock. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reported that only 10% of graduates had an interest in working with livestock.
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Judith Aerseth Tunstad
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
How to Bee in Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
Pollinators such as wild bees and the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, are important to humans and nature. Seventy-five percent of food crops and 90% of wild flowering plants benefit from animal pollinators (IPBES 2016).
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Alexandria Wright
  • 2021
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
328: Response, Rehab, Release
College of the Atlantic
Description:
The rehabilitation story of seal #328, a juvenile harbor seal rescued from Cape Elizabeth, ME.
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
  • Map
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Nathan Dubrow
  • 2020
  • Maine
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Gulls of the Gulf of Maine
College of the Atlantic
Description:
An overview of gull density in Maine