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Plan your summertime trip to see Puffins, Murres, and Razorbills at their best. There's also the American Goldfinch, American Robin, and Northern Cardinal to see. ... See if you can tick off the ...
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The English name "puffin" – puffed in the sense of swollen – was originally applied to the fatty, salted meat of young birds of the unrelated Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), formerly known as the "Manks puffin". [2] Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn or poffin) for the cured carcasses of nestling Manx shearwaters. [3]
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean ; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin being found in the northeastern Pacific .
The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean. It is one of three species of puffin that make up the genus Fratercula and is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts.
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Pee Pee Island provides a breeding ground for up to 1300 pairs of Atlantic puffin and is part of the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America. [3] The island is made up of layers of dark grey sandstone and shale. [3] It is only 250 metres from the mainland and easily viewed from the village of Saint Micheals and the East Coast Trail.
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