GLOCESTER, R.I. (WPRI) — Congress of the Birds is accustomed to unusual calls, but this week’s arrival may be one of their rarest patients to date. On Sunday night, Rhode Island’s only avian specific ...

Right now, groups of Icelanders are taking to the streets late at night, armed with cardboard boxes and torches, in search of the telltale white bellies of baby Atlantic puffins. Once caught, these ...

Editor's note. The following is a reprised edition of Nature News, first published in July 2023. There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in ...

WRENTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A family in Wrentham made a rare discovery in their backyard when they spotted an Atlantic puffin Sunday. The seabird species is not typically found as far inland as Wrentham.

There are four species of puffins: Atlantic, horned, tufted and (despite the misleading name) rhinoceros auklets. They live ...

A wildlife rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island, is caring for a juvenile Atlantic puffin found in a Massachusetts backyard. The puffin was discovered about 40 miles from the ocean, likely blown off ...

AN ATLANTIC PUFFIN LIKE THIS ONE. THERE IT IS. RESCUED IN PONCE INLET OVER THE WEEKEND. HAS DIED AT A LOCAL ANIMAL SANCTUARY. WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH EXPLAINS WHY IT’S SO UNUSUAL TO SEE EVEN ONE OF ...