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Puffins, Razorbills, and Murres
Approximately 1000 pair of Atlantic Puffins nest on Machias Seal
Island. Visitors will observe Puffins with burrows in cracks in the boulders
near the sea. Puffins prefer to dig burrows in soft ground on the top of the
island.
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This Puffin is banded. The Canadian Wildlife Service manages
the island and their research efforts seem to be directed toward the nesting
terns whose population is declining. |
| Puffins loafing on the rocks outside one of the
blinds. This photo was taken on a visit before landing on
the island became so difficut. |
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Another typical view from one of the blinds. Puffins,
Razorbills and one Common Murre.
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| Common Murre and Razorbill. |
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