Tufted puffins are seen in October 2016 during a massive seabird die-off. Immature birds are in the top row, and adults are seen in the middle and bottom rows.Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office Seabirds, from cormorants to puffins, spend most of their lives at sea. Beloved by birdwatchers, these animals can be hard to study because they spend so much time far from shore. New research led by the University of Washington uses data collected by coastal residents along beaches from central California to Alaska to understand how seabirds have fared in recent decades.

https://www.miragenews.com/mass-seabird-die-offs-linked-to-marine-heat-1042061/

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