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.

It’s hard not to love the tufted puffin. Just a little bigger than a football and not altogether different in shape, this bird’s bright orange beak and mad scientist-like tufts make it a standout on ...

If you’ve never seen a puffin before, prepare to be surprised by their diminutive size, impressed by their diving capabilities and amused by their colourful beaks and sad eyes. The UK has 580,000 ...

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," ...

SEQUIM — John Platt and Ajay Varma will present “The Private Aleutian World of Tufted Puffins” at the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The program at the Dungeness River ...

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I STARTED GOING to Cannon Beach, Oregon, in 1987, when I met my wife; it was one of her favorite places. Ever since, that magical setting has turned into an annual pilgrimage for our family. I always ...

“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 ...

A tufted puffin sits on St Paul Island, one of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea, Alaska. Credit: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images Puffins are dying in worryingly large numbers in Alaska and ...

Inc. Magazine has ranked Bend-based Puffin Drinkwear eighth on its list of fastest-growing companies in the Pacific region. The company, which produces unique koozie clothing for drinks, made the list ...

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.