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.

There are two species — the tufted puffin and the horned puffin. These black and white birds are a little returned and during their breeding season, their beaks turn a very bright orange.

The Tufted Puffins of Triangle Island are one of four species studied on Triangle Island as part of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology seabird research and monitoring program.Other species include the ...

while the Horned Puffin’s beak is mostly a yellowy-ivory colour with an orange tip. The Tufted Puffin swaps the often forlorn, sad look of the Atlantic Puffin for a disgruntled, wizened look.

Two types of auklet and two types of petrels entirely disappeared from the locale. Tufted puffins, which had numbered in the hundreds of thousands, are now rarely seen. A Threat to the Pribilof ...

Cliff tops, empty and dark for months, turn to commotion near the beginning of April with the arrival of antic, adorable-looking Atlantic puffins. Smallest of the four puffin species, they have ...

There are over one million Cassin’s auklets — half of the world’s population — as well as about 80,000 Rhinoceros auklets and 60,000 tufted puffins. The rocks that pierce the shoreline are ...

Most auks are black and white. LARGE AUKS are about the size of a duck and include puffins, murres, guillemots, and the rhinoceros auklet. Murre Colony, Norton Sound. (Photo by Vivian Mendenhall).

Large nesting colonies of birds, like common murres and tufted puffins, love the rocky outposts. Visitors also commonly see harbor seals and harbor porpoises. Reviewers call the scenery "beyond ...

The aptly named Oceanside, where lush hillsides dramatically meet the Pacific Ocean, is located along the Three Capes Scenic Route, where you can capture some of the best views on the Oregon coast.

tufted puffins and black-legged kittiwakes. These birds feed on plankton and fish in waters surrounding the islands, and some seabirds also find nourishment in Cook Inlet during the winter months.

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