Friends of Maine Seabird Islands...

... An organization in Maine committed specifically to conservation and restoration of seabirds and the island habitat on which they depend. We are a community-based organization founded in 2002 thanks to conservation organizations, advocacy groups and individuals dedicated to protecting these precious resources.

A new map is now available highlighting Maine's seabird nesting islands...(more).

One of Our Latest Initiatives - Island Signs

This sign will convey that the posted island is off limits to visitors during the nesting season.

The Friends of Maine Seabird Islands and the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge have formed a partnership of seabird nesting island owners who are committed to developing both a community education program and a system of signs to identify seabird nesting islands.

This summer we will be installing signs on nesting islands to help identify seabird colonies during the summer breeding season. Ultimately, we plan to extend the scope to include the entire Gulf of Maine from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia (more...).

Clutch of common tern eggs

We will continue to work with the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, recruiting and supporting volunteers for a variety of projects (read more about the refuge's 2007 seabird successes and other initiatives...). We support a range of seabird management and restoration methods, including the use of social attraction techniques (seabird decoys and solar-powered sound systems playing seabird vocalizations), habitat management and predator control.