Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Keep It Rural, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Like what you see? Join the mailing list for more rural news, thoughts, and analysis ...

Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the success of Project Puffin, which worked to restore puffins to Eastern Egg ...

Maine is definitely one of the best birdwatching destinations in the U.S. Not only is it a great place to spot eagles, owls, egrets, and shorebirds — it's also the only state in America with islands ...

Perhaps puffins aren't as bird-brained as previously believed.A team of animal experts observed two Atlantic puffins, more than 1,000 miles apart, spontaneously scratching themselves with sticks -- ...