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Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
44.5009, -67.1006
Field Notes
Description:
Adult Description
•Stocky, large-headed black-and-white bird.
•Large triangular bill colored red, blue, and yellow in summer, but duller in winter.
•White cheek.
•Black back, neck and top of head.
•Legs orange.
Habitat:
Nesting colony of Atlantic Puffins located on small island off the coast of Maine.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 29, 2012
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