PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pair of tufted puffins are likely nesting near Yaquina Head for the first time since the late ‘90s and birders are gathering in Lincoln County to witness the homecoming. U.S.

A tufted puffin nests on Haystack Rock. The tufted puffin, an iconic seabird that can often be spotted at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach during nesting season, will not be listed under the federal ...

JUNEAU, AlaskaJUNEAU, Alaska — The tufted puffin — a black seabird known for its white “mask” and orange bill — does not warrant Endangered Species Act protections, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

A tufted puffin at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. CANNON BEACH — The puffins are early risers, but so is Tim Halloran. For the past 12 years, he has spent most summer mornings — and many sunsets — with ...

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.

A new study says thousands of tufted puffins are dying because of climate change.Get the full story in the video below ...

People come from around the country to see the iconic seabirds on Haystack Rock, but the bird’s population is dropping at an alarming rate. Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock is perhaps the Oregon Coast’s ...

MONTEREY — The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Open Sea wing has a brand new resident never before seen on the facility’s premises: a tufted puffin chick. While the chick is the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s first ...

SEATTLE — TheSeattle Aquarium welcomed their newest resident, a tufted puffin chick. The young puffin is so fluffy that the aquarium calls the chick a "puffling." Hatched on August 3, this is the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s April, which means tufted puffins are making their grand return to the Oregon Coast. The beloved orange-billed birds come to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach each Spring to ...

The puffins are early risers, but so is Tim Halloran. For the past 12 years, he has spent most summer mornings — and many sunsets — with his binoculars aimed at a tufted puffin colony on Cannon ...

Tufted puffins burrow all along the coastline of Kodiak Refuge during the summer. Wintering out to sea, they return to Kodiak each May to breed and nest. (Lisa Hupp/ USFWS) The tufted puffin, a black ...