A puffin looking out of its burrow
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Seabird Institute

Protecting seabirds and the places they need since 1973.
Centers and Sanctuaries in Seabird Institute
A dory being towed past an island with a building perched on the shore.
Hog Island Audubon Camp
Bremen, ME
A person looking at a seabird decoy exhibit
Project Puffin Visitor Center
Rockland, ME
A boathouse and dock with small boats moored in the water.
Todd Wildlife Sanctuary
Bremen, ME


The Seabird Institute advances hemispheric conservation action for seabirds through cutting edge science and habitat stewardship, initiatives to engage and educate a diverse community of advocates, and support of Audubon's coastal and marine conservation policy leadership.

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A Spectacle of Life on Seal Island
A Razorbill stands on rocks with fish in its beak.
A Spectacle of Life on Seal Island

Seabirds were once extirpated from the Gulf of Maine's Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge. Today, thanks in part to Audubon’s Seabird Institute, it's the site of several breeding seabird colonies.

Priority Species of the Seabird Institute
Atlantic Puffin
Auks, Murres, Puffins
! Priority Bird
Roseate Tern
Gulls and Terns
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
Tufted Puffin
Auks, Murres, Puffins
! Priority Bird
Arctic Tern
Gulls and Terns
! Priority Bird
Common Tern
Gulls and Terns
Black Guillemot
Auks, Murres, Puffins
Razorbill
Auks, Murres, Puffins