In this Aug. 1, 2014, file photo, Atlantic puffins congregate near their burrows on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. The Audubon Society said 2017 was a great year for puffin reproduction. It’s a rare bit of good news for the birds who have struggled in recent years due to […]
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Scientists ask bird oglers to help study Maine’s puffins
The Audubon Society wants bird lovers to contribute research to a project scientists hope will help save Atlantic puffins from starvation in Maine. There are about 1,000 pairs of the seabirds, known for their multi-colored beaks and clownish appearance, in Maine. Audubon says the number of puffin fledging chicks has declined in the last two […]
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Fewer puffins return to Maine, but food abounds
PORTLAND (AP) — The cute and comical seabirds called puffins have returned to several Maine islands and are finding plenty of food for their young chicks unlike last summer when many starved. Young puffins died at an alarming rate last season because of a shortage of herring, leaving adults to try to feed them another […]
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Puffins face new dangers off Maine coast
EASTERN EGG ROCK— Wings beating rapidly, an Atlantic puffin flew by, fish spilling from the sides of its orange bill. “He’s circling,” said Steve Kress, following the puffin with binoculars. “I think he has hake — maybe herring.” The puffin returned, flying low over the berm of granite slabs piled along the shore, then dove […]