Seal Island, Maine: Atlantic Puffin Burrow Webcam
Seal Island, Maine: Atlantic Puffin Burrow Webcam
Get an intimate view inside a puffin burrow—and even glimpse a young puffling while you're at it.
By National Audubon Society
June 27, 2018
Atlantic Puffins nest in burrows tucked between large boulders, where predators have trouble reaching them. They raise one puffling (as puffin chicks are called) each year. As sea level around Seal Island rises, Audubon is using decoys to try to encourage the birds to nest in burrows at higher elevations to avoid flooding in lower-elevation burrows.
The cam is monitored by volunteers at Hog Island Audubon Camp, and hosted online by Explore.org.
https://www.audubon.org/news/seal-island-maine-atlantic-puffin-burrow-webcam?utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180701_puffins&utm_content=medium
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Seal Island, Maine: Atlantic Puffin Boulders Webcam
No matter the time of day, there's almost always something happening on these boulders, which are home to more than 100 nesting pairs of Atlantic Puffins.
By National Audubon Society
July 07, 2017
No matter the time of day, there's almost always something happening on this webcam and on these boulders, which were thoughtfully arranged by a glacier long ago. It's where Atlantic Puffins first settled when re-introduced to the island in the 1970s, and it's now home to more than 100 nesting pairs. You can also watch the seals that give the island its name.
The cam is monitored by volunteers at Hog Island Audubon Camp, and hosted online by Explore.org.
https://www.audubon.org/news/seal-island-maine-atlantic-puffin-boulders-webcam
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