Great Duck Island, Gulf of Maine, Frenchboro, Hancock County,ME

Leach's Storm-Petrel Distribution on Great Duck Island

Great Duck Island (GDI) is a 91-hectare island lying 13 kilometers south of Mount Desert Island in the Gulf of Maine. GDI has a long history of human occupation, and has been farmed, grazed, and lived upon since the early 19th century. Tod…

Great Duck Island Light Station, College of the Atlantic, Frenchboro, Hancock County, ME

College of the Atlantic now owns the light-station property on Great Duck Island consisting of approximately 12 acres. It includes the keeper’s house, two boathouses, and the lighthouse, which was constructed at the end of the 19th century…

Leach's Storm-Petrel Distribution on Great Duck Island

Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) are Great Duck Island's most cryptic and most populous breeding seabird.

Interpreting the Songbirds of Great Duck Island, Maine

Songbirds use islands for breeding and migrating. Great Duck Island is located 10 miles from Mount Desert Island, Maine; it is about 200 acres large and consists of a variety of habitat types.