On Wednesday, May 12, at 5 p.m., the Northeast Harbor Library will sponsor a Zoom talk by Rich MacDonald, author of the newly-published “Little Big Year: Chasing Acadia’s Birds.”
Bar Harbor author chronicles birding adventure
BAR HARBOR Join field biologist, ornithologist and writer Rich MacDonald as he talks about his book “Little Big Year: Chasing Acadia’s Birds” on Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m. on Zoom with the Jesup Memorial Library.
During 2018, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the migratory Bird Treaty Act, MacDonald undertook a year-long adventure to see and hear all the birds of Hancock County, which became his “Little Big Year.”
As a field biologist, MacDonald has studied the natural world, focusing on issues relating to climate change, forest ecology and birds. His work has taken him to the higher latitudes, both Arctic and Antarctic, across the boreal forests of North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, and around much of Europe and South America. He spent part of two winters studying birds in the Dominican Republic. In the course of his research, he has been involved in banding in excess of 30,000 bi
Bird population falls 40% in Maine throughout the past 52 years
Field ecologist Rich MacDonald said there are many reasons why bird populations are in decline, but most come back to human behavior. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:46 PM EST February 10, 2021 Updated: 2:00 PM EST February 15, 2021
ACADIA, Maine Maine is known to have beautiful wildlife, but some species of birds have been on the decline. The Schoodic Institute reports the total bird population has declined nearly 40 percent over the past 52 years.
Rich MacDonald is a naturalist, field biologist, and owner of The Natural History Center in Bar Harbor.
MacDonald has studied birds in Maine for decades, especially at Acadia National Park and Hancock County.