Turkey Tracks: July 8, 2013
What’s Happening To The Atlantic Puffin?
Aren’t they cute?
They’re dying.
A story in The Washington Post (1 July 2013, C10) shares that the remaining puffins in Maine, about 2000, are starving to death as the fish they eat are moving away from the warm temps now present off the coast of Maine.
I dropped off brother-in-law Greg Heath, his nephew Gregory Heath, and his granddaughter Fiona Whittle (and my grandniece) at the windjammer J&E Riggin yesterday for a four-day sail. Captain Jon Finger said the temperature on the harbor entrance buoy was 72 degrees. Can I just say that that is shocking. The “normal” temp would be in the 50s range… And up until a few days ago, we’ve had very cool weather up here in Mid-Coast Maine.
Puffins are not the only seabirds in danger.
Here are more images if you feel so inclined.
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