‘Massive Easter egg hunt’ yields new record of puffin burrows on Eastern Egg Rock
Researchers with the Audubon Seabird Institute counted 200 active puffin burrows on the island, up from 188 in 2019. They also spotted a razorbill chick.
On Eastern Egg Rock, puffins get the last laugh
Crew members from the Audubon Seabird Institute worked to cull laughing gulls this spring and summer, part of an effort to protect breeding puffins and terns.
Seal Island sees record number of breeding puffins
Elsewhere, there are reminders that seabirds in the Gulf of Maine remain highly vulnerable.
Off the coast of Maine, puffins are rebounding and feasting on a new snack
As Project Puffin completes a milestone summer, uncertainties remain because of the effects of climate change.
Seabirds are on the rise on islands off Maine’s coast
After a devastating year caused in large part by climate change, a rapid resurgence in 2022 has research teams ecstatic.