Week of June 26, 2017

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WELLS, MAINE -- 06/13/17 -- Maine Medical Center Research Institute vector ecologist Chuck Lubelczyk and Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge intern Katie Fernald set up a net to capture birds at the Wells Reserve this month. Once caught, the birds were weighed, measured, banded and checked for ticks. Troy R. Bennett | BDN