BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 11, 2021
The Weather Channel is preparing for a new travel series. They were in the Acadia National Park area last week, capturing the beauty and adventure that Down East Maine has to offer. One of the adventures was a visit to the Atlantic puffin colony on Petit Manan. They needed an expert, and I got the call. I’m not a puffin expert, but I figured they couldn’t tell the difference, and I can fake it on camera. Besides, I know enough puffin stuff to impress their viewers. Puffins are 100 percent seabirds. Puffins lay only one egg per year. Puffins live a very long time, probably over 40 years. There is an estimated population of six to eight million Atlantic puffins in the world. Puffins can store multiple fish in their bills at once, thanks to a raspy tongue and a spiny palate. Puffins were nearly wiped out in Maine. ~ Bob Duchesne