When most birds hear the word “winter,” they think of migrating several thousands of miles to the warm tropics, or finding a nice, well-stocked bird feeder – but not the puffin. For these birds, ...

One question keeps surfacing this month, as reports of a certain quirky and beloved seabird keep popping up along Florida's east coast: A puffin? The black and white seabirds with the bright orange ...

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.