This year, twice as many seabird chicks survived the summer and fledged from their nests along the coast of Maine compared to last year. This exciting success rate is much closer to what’s considered normal for Maine’s seabird colonies, following a steep decline last year as climate change dealt a blow to nesting birds like Atlantic Puffins and Common Terns. The welcome news comes from the Gulf of Maine Seabird Working Group, a group of scientists from 吃瓜黑料’s Seabird Institute, state and federal wildlife agencies, and other conservation groups that monitor and protect seabirds from Massachusetts to Canada. Every year, 吃瓜黑料’s Seabird Institute hires several crews of seasonal researchers to monitor nesting seabirds on seven remote islands off the coast of Maine. These intrepid scientists live for months on these undeveloped islands without power or running water, all so they can record the birds’ every move—how many eggs they lay, the type of fish they bring in...