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tufted puffin

Fratercula sirrhata

Description:

Black water bird with yellow legs and a big yellow beak characteristic of their auk family, white around the eyes and white tufts over each eye like overgrown eyebrows.

Habitat:

Oregon coastal waters.

Notes:

This one was in the Oregon Aquarium, but they nest at Yaquina Head Natural Area.

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Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

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shebebusynow
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shebebusynow

Oregon, USA

Spotted on May 15, 2013
Submitted on May 28, 2013

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