{"id":375,"date":"2017-01-18T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/envisioning-extinctions\/?page_id=375"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:38:35","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/audubon-birds-of-america\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out the media coverage of Bowdoin&#8217;s copy of Audubon&#8217;s double-elephant folio <em>Birds of America <\/em>and Special Collections &amp; Archives&#8217; monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/library.bowdoin.edu\/arch\/about-us\/news-and-events.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">page-turning events<\/a>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/local\/207\/quirkiest-traditions-maine-its-magical-bowdoin-college-birds-of-america-book\/97-dbcc6c97-9238-4391-ae36-a69e0a0db24d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rob Caldwell, &#8220;This is one of the quirkest traditions in Maine&#8221; on <em>207<\/em>, News Center Maine, June 10, 2026<\/a>.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalmaine.com\/free_press\/186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Reimer, &#8220;A Page Turner&#8221; in <em>The Free Press<\/em>, March 17, 2020.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boothbayregister.com\/article\/turning-audubon-page-bowdoin-college\/127936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff and Allison Wells, &#8220;Turning the Audubon Page at Bowdoin College&#8221; in <em>The Boothbay Register<\/em>, December 11, 2019.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/page-turner-wildlife-author-writes-of-her-audubon-experiences.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Page-Turner: Wildlife Author Writes of Her Audubon Experiences&#8221; in <em>Bowdoin News<\/em>, <span class=\"standard-page-surtitle\">May 8, 2019.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/downeast.com\/land-wildlife\/a-gift-of-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Susan Hand Shetterly, &#8220;A Gift of Birds&#8221; in <em>DownEast Magazine<\/em>, May 2019.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/the-reveal-of-the-flicker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Reveal of the Flicker&#8221; in <em>Bowdoin News<\/em>, January 18, 2019.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2018\/une-ornithologist-noah-perlut-gives-talk-bowdoins-birds-america-page-turning-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;UNE ornithologist Noah Perlut gives talk at Bowdoin\u2019s &#8216;Birds of America&#8217; page-turning event&#8221; in<em> University of New England News<\/em>, March 6, 2018.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/bowdoinmagazine\/docs\/bowdoin-vol89-no1-fall17-issuu\">Peter B. Logan, &#8220;Audubon&#8217;s Bowdoin Connection&#8221; in <em>Bowdoin Magazine<\/em> 89, No. 1, Fall 2017: 10-15.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/biographer-peter-logan-75-discusses-audubon-the-greatest-naturalist.html\">Biographer Peter Logan \u201975 Discusses Audubon, \u2018The Greatest Naturalist\u2019 in <em>Bowdoin News<\/em>, March 6, 2017<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoinorient.com\/bonus\/article\/11652\">Alyce McFadden, &#8220;Large-format bird illustrations take flight in Hawthorne-Longfellow&#8221; in <em>The Bowdoin Orient<\/em> 146, no. 11, December 2, 2016<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/news\/2016\/04\/a-real-page-turner-flipping-out-over-audubons-birds-of-america.html\">Doug Cook, &#8220;A Real Page Turner: Flipping Out Over Audubon&#8217;s &#8216;Birds of America'&#8221; in <em>Bowdoin News<\/em>, April 18, 2016.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore additional resources on Audubon, <em>Birds of America<\/em>, and birding in Maine:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoin.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?facet=institution,include,8043&amp;offset=0&amp;query=any,contains,audubon%20john%20james&amp;search_scope=DN_and_CI&amp;sortby=rank&amp;tab=AllLibrary&amp;vid=01CBB_BOWC:BOWDOIN&amp;came_from=saved_queries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bowdoin College Library&#8217;s holdings<\/a> related to John James Audubon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maineaudubon.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Audubon<\/a> is the state\u2019s oldest and largest wildlife conservation organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/merrymeeting.maineaudubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merrymeeting Bay Audubon<\/a> is a chapter of Maine Audubon. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schoodicinstitute.org\/\">Schoodic Institute<\/a> is Acadia National Park\u2019s primary partner in science and education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acadiabirdingfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Acadia Birding Festival<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mebirdingfieldnotes.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Birding Field Notes<\/a> includes trip reports, essays, rare bird reports adn more from Derek Lovitch&#8217;s and Freeeport Wild Bird Supply&#8217;s birding in Maine and beyond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birddad.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bird Dad Podcast<\/a> is written, produced, and created by birder Ian Carlsen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Audubon <span id=\"0.16216196230125135\">Mural<\/span> Project<\/a> is a collaboration between the National Audubon Society and Gitler &amp;_____ Gallery to create <span id=\"0.2549696333969582\">mural<\/span>s of climate-threatened birds throughout John James Audubon&#8217;s old Harlem\u2010based neighborhood in New York City.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebirdist.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.thebirdist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Birdist<\/a> is a website about birding by Nick Lund. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendellgilleymuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wendell Gilley Museum<\/a> in Southwest Harbor, Maine is dedicated to bird carving art and community engagement with nature.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecenterforwildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The\u00a0Center for Wildlife<\/a>\u00a0is a non-profit focusing on conservation medicine, environmental education, community empowerment, and advocacy, located in Cape Neddick, Maine. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siestasanctuary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siesta Sanctuary<\/a> is parrot rescue and exotic bird sanctuary in Harmony, Maine. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsofshakespeare.com\/about\">The Birds of Shakespeare\u00a0project<\/a> is a growing, accessible guide to the rich intersection between Shakespeare and ornithology by artist Missy Dunaway. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainenightjar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project<\/a>\u00a0is a multifaceted research effort working to coordinate nightjar research in Maine. 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