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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

The paddler and the wave


Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), photographed from a boat offshore of Bodega Head, 22 September 2019

2 comments:

Limantour walker said...

I had no idea we had puffins in our area! Do they ever hang out on the coast enough that we might see them?

Jackie Sones said...

Hi!

Yes, Tufted Puffins nest on the Farallon Islands -- I think it's their southernmost breeding site. If you'd like to learn more about them, you can read this Point Blue blog post:

http://losfarallones.blogspot.com/2011/05/tufted-puffins-of-farallons.html

Unfortunately, puffins don't usually come close enough to shore to see them from a beach or a bluff. A boat trip to the Farallon Islands is one of the easiest ways to see a puffin in this area. If you're interested in taking a boat trip, check out trips run by the Oceanic Society or Alvaro's Adventures:

https://www.oceanicsociety.org/whale-watching/farallons

http://alvarosadventures.com/boat-trips/pelagics/

Jackie