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The Seabird Institute

Protecting seabirds and the places they need since 1973.
Centers and Sanctuaries of the The Seabird Institute
A dory being towed past an island with a building perched on the shore.
Hog Island Audubon Camp
Bremen, ME
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Todd Wildlife Sanctuary
Bremen, ME
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Project Puffin Visitor Center
Rockland, ME


The Seabird Institute advances hemispheric conservation action for seabirds through cutting edge science and habitat stewardship, initiatives to engage and educate a diverse community of advocates, and support of Audubon's coastal and marine conservation policy leadership.

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Upcoming Events
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Wings and Things: Lights Out
Jul
14
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Wings and Things: Lights Out
Rockland, ME
Birds, especially migrating birds, depend on night travel, and things like light pollution and large skyscrapers greatly affect this migration. This...
Wednesday Night Lecture: Mid-Coast Birding with Don Reimer
Jul
15
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Wednesday Night Lecture: Mid-Coast Birding with Don Reimer
Rockland, ME
Join Don Reimer July 15th at 5pm at the Project Puffin Visitor Center and learn about local birds in mid-coast Maine. Don will be discussing the...
Seabird Institute Community Bird Walk Series
Jul
17
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Seabird Institute
Seabird Institute Community Bird Walk Series
Bremen, ME
The National Audubon Society Seabird Institute invites members of the community to a free monthly bird walk series! These reoccurring bird walks will...
Wings and Things: Beak Adaptations
Jul
21
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Wings and Things: Beak Adaptations
Rockland, ME
Did you know that a Puffin has been recorded holding over 60 fish in its mouth at one time? Discover how in this Tuesday program! Kiddos will explore...
Wednesday Night Lecture: Applied Bioacoustics with Ashley Staab
Jul
22
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Wednesday Night Lecture: Applied Bioacoustics with Ashley Staab
Rockland, ME
Get a crash course on bioacoustics and some of its uses. Ashley Staab, an Outreach Education Assistant with the Seabird Institute, will present on...
Wings and Things: Fabulous Feathers
Jul
28
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Wings and Things: Fabulous Feathers
Rockland, ME
Join us at the Project Puffin Visitor Center and learn what makes birds’ feathers both functional and fun in this program! Kids will get a hands-on...
Tern the Page Book Club - Return of the Oystercatcher Book Club Meeting
Jul
31
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Seabird Institute
Tern the Page Book Club - Return of the Oystercatcher Book Club Meeting
Camden, ME
This is a book club for nature enthusiasts and bird nerds who are excited to learn and build community throughout the year! For each book we will...
Priority Species of the Seabird Institute
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Auks, Murres, Puffins
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Gulls and Terns
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Northern Storm-Petrels
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Auks, Murres, Puffins
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Gulls and Terns
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Gulls and Terns
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Auks, Murres, Puffins
Razorbill
Alca torda
Auks, Murres, Puffins
News
A Spectacle of Life on Seal Island
A Razorbill stands on rocks with fish in its beak.
A Spectacle of Life on Seal Island

Seabirds were once extirpated from the Gulf of Maine's Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge. Today, thanks in part to Audubon’s Seabird Institute, it's the site of several breeding seabird colonies.