NOT MANY CRITTERS... boast names that nobly reflect their particular character and spirit, but the tufted puffin most assuredly does. It's a striking seabird that does appear to be rather "puffed," ...

The National Aquarium announced Wednesday the birth of a new female puffin chick. This baby is the fourth chick for parents Victor and Vixen, who were the first puffins to ever successfully breed at ...

The circus will be in Cannon Beach for the Fourth of July, but it’s probably not what you’re picturing. A group of puffins is called a circus, and Friends of Haystack Rock is hosting The Great Cannon ...

When most birds hear the word “winter,” they think of migrating several thousands of miles to the warm tropics, or finding a nice, well-stocked bird feeder – but not the puffin. For these birds, ...

When Celia Robbins’ 14-year-old daughter asked if she had any regrets in life, she didn’t get deep about her past life choices. Instead, the first thing that came to mind was not purchasing a knitted ...

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 Egg ...

Tufted puffins are in residence at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach every summer while they're breeding. The birds spend the rest of their time in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. The circus will be ...

This baby is the fourth chick for parents Victor and Vixen, who were the first puffins to ever successfully breed at National Aquarium in 2006, officials at the Aquarium say. (Photo courtesy of the ...

The best time to spot puffins is from April through August, when the puffins return to the islands to breed. In Maine, puffins have been recorded nesting on seven islands, with the largest colonies on ...