PLACES TO STAY
Reserve your Wilderness Retreat
near Machias Seal Island on the NB/Maine border has one of the most accessible puffin colonies on the Atlantic coast, Canada
Machias Seal Island on the NB/Maine border has one of the most accessible puffin colonies on the Atlantic coast, Canada is one of the top spots to sight Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in the wild. Below are the best-rated places to stay within 25 km, plus tips for spotting nearby.
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
BEST TIME TO SEE
June to August: boat tours from Bay Bulls, NL, access the Witless Bay islands; highest activity at dusk when birds return with fish.
SIGHTING TIP
Summer breeding. Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, hosts the world's largest Atlantic Puffin colony from June to August.
Coordinates
44.5000°N, 67.1000°W
HABITAT
Nests in burrows on grassy clifftop islands; forages at sea diving to 60 m; overwinters far offshore in the North Atlantic
CONSERVATION STATUS
Vulnerable
Hotels and Stays Nearby
Within 25 Km
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