Adopt-a-Puffin from Project Puffin

The Adopt-a-Puffin Program from Project Puffin is an excellent way for people to get involved in helping Atlantic Puffins in Maine. Adopted puffins come complete with a history and annual updates of the puffin's achievements.

Listen to an Atlantic Puffin:

Puffin K is a member of Project Puffin's Adopt-a-Puffin Program. It was born in the days immediately preceding June 18th, 1995at burrow #3, Eastern Egg Rock Island, Muscongus Bay, Maine. June 18th was the first observed feeding giving researchers an approximate date of hatching. Puffin K was "banded" on July 25th, 1995 by placing a metal and a plastic band aroud its legs. At time of banding several measurements are take of the puffin chick (called a puffling) including wing and bill length. This information helps researchers learn about the natural history of puffins. K’s weight at banding was 320 grams, length 31.8 cm, and height 19 cm.

Puffin Bicolor 76 is another member of the Adopt-a-Puffin Program. He is an "old coot" among puffins, at 21 years old and climbing. He was transplanted from Great Island, Newfoundland to Eastern Egg Rock, Maine on July 12, 1978 along with 99 other puffin chicks. Bicolor 75 fledged from Eastern Egg Rock, Maine on August 24, 1978, a cool evening with a northerly breeze and rain. He spent the next three years at sea.

Bicolor 76 returned to Eastern Egg Rock and began breeding in 1984. He has since succsessfuly raised 5 children.

Adopting a puffin is a great project for a family, club, or school group. It costs $100 to adopt a puffin for one year. If you are interested in adopting an Atlantic Puffin and supporting Project Puffins efforts, please click here for a secure online transaction.