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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 4—CANNON BEACH — John Underwood became fascinated with tufted puffins during his visits to Cannon Beach as a child. He ...

CANNON BEACH — The four-month nesting season of Haystack Rock’s tufted puffin colony began early last month, and seven students from Arch Cape’s Fire Mountain School spent their sunny Earth Day ...

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 his binoculars aimed at a tufted puffin colony ...

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 ...

PROTECTION ISLAND — Once spread across the Salish Sea/Puget Sound, tufted puffins are now a rare sight in this area as their range contracts. Endangered in Washington state since 2015, there was only ...

CANNON BEACH – On a May morning, the tide flowing out, the sun shining, a man peers through binoculars at , oblivious to the dogs, kids and beachcombers passing around him. Then suddenly, he shouts to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pair of tufted puffins are likely nesting near Yaquina Head for the first time since the late ‘90s and ...