Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States.. But after the success of Project Puffin, which worked to restore puffins to Eastern ...

Atlantic puffins range the entire North Atlantic Ocean with approximately 60 percent of the world's puffins breeding in and around Iceland. On this side of the pond, ...

Atlantic puffins, affectionately dubbed the “clowns of the sea,” are distinctive seabirds known for black and white feathers and a vibrant multicolored bill. They live and breed across the ...

There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in the wild − the Atlantic puffin.

How to see puffins in Maine. Only six miles from shore, Eastern Egg Rock is one of Maine’s most popular islands for puffin watching. You can get to the island by taking a tour from Boothbay or ...

E ASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine — On a recent balmy afternoon, at the extreme southern end of their range, a steady stream of Atlantic puffins, with their unmistakable tuxedo plumage and orange webbed ...

“Atlantic puffins in the eastern Atlantic are declining, so the light attraction may be an important thing to try and address there, which is what I hope my research can help with.” ...