
Video Clips Include:
Discover the Puffins of Seal Island
Ocean Voyagers
Sociability
Loafing Around
Curious Ways
Keeping Busy
Presented by explore.org and Audubon |
Atlantic Puffins spend most of their time at sea — coming to land each spring to breed in colonies on northern seacoasts and rocky islands, like Seal Island in Maine, home to the colorful pigeon-sized puffins visible on live cam.
The Atlantic Puffin is the only species of puffin found on the Atlantic coast. Puffins over-winter from August to early April on the open ocean far from land. They only come to land during the breeding season. The rest of the year puffins spend flying, swimming or riding the ocean surface, regardless of weather.
How do puffins respond to seasonal change? The images and video captured during the nesting season are your springboard to research and discovery.
Update: As nesting season ends, Audubon Cams have been switched to pre-recorded highlights until next summer, when puffins, Ospreys, and terns return to Maine. |