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Purple Martins Return Thanks to Citizen Science | Portland Maine News
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After seven years of tireless effort, volunteers at the Madelyn Marx Preserve have turned the tide for purple martins—once down 90% in Maine—by restoring their habitat and attracting 89 chicks this year. With help from Colby College students collecting DNA, blood, and fecal samples to track diet and disease, this citizen science-driven effort proves that human intervention, paired with research, can reverse the decline of a species on the brink.
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