PORT TOWNSEND — A lecture on puffins will expand their image as cute, fluffy seabirds to tough, agile and resilient survivors of the harsh northern seas. John Piatt, Ph.D., director of the World ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve never seen a puffin before, prepare to be surprised by their diminutive size, impressed by their diving capabilities and ...

THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA — The R/V Puffin sliced through uncharacteristically calm waters near Smith Island, a lopsided pancake of land often buffeted by wind and waves at the end of the strait.

Puffin season is back on the Oregon coast. The beautiful, beloved tufted puffins are expected back at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, where the 2026 Welcome the Puffins Celebration will take place from ...

CANNON BEACH Ore. (KPTV) - Friends of Haystack Rock (FOHR) is hosting The Great Cannon Beach Puffin Watch from July 1 to July 4. The event is an opportunity for tourists and locals alike to catch a ...

Warmer temperatures and the official start of spring mark a new beginning for the tufted puffins as breeding season brings ...

Photographer’s description: “Bird-watching on a beautiful sunny day on a boat off Smith Island near Port Townsend, we spotted this tufted puffin flapping its wings while running along the water trying ...

“In 10 years of monitoring, we’ve only seen six puffins wash in — total,” says Julia Parrish a professor who coordinates a West Coast volunteer bird-monitoring network, according to National ...

Dave Bagdasarian is an easy guy to spot driving around town. He's the one with the license plate that reads "PUFFIN." What, you ask, is a puffin? Put that question to Bagdasarian and you may find ...