The first clip, “Best
of Puffin Cam 2006”
is approx. 30 minutes of the best video recorded by Audubon's three
puffin cams. Two of the puffin cams were positioned above ground
in puffin and tern nesting habitat- the third cam was an underground
burrow cam that followed the development of a puffin chick.
All of the video was filmed
on Seal
Island National Wildlife Refuge between early July and late
August. “Best of Puffin Cam” features adult
puffins interacting on a rocky puffin ledge among the wooden decoys
used to lure the birds back to the island. The video also includes
razorbills, guillemots and eiders as well as scenics of the magnificent
shoreline of this remote island. Seal Island is named because it
is a favorite habitat for Harbor and Gray Seals and these were also
filmed by the Puffin Cams.
When the camera is live,
the best time to see puffins is from 10AM until about 5PM (Eastern
Time). Some puffins may linger at the island through the afternoon,
but most spend afternoons at sea. They begin returning in late afternoon
and evening and most sleep under boulders at night. Peak numbers
of birds occur in July and early August.
Seal Island is part of
the Maine Coastal
Islands National Wildlife Refuge. It is located 20 miles south
of Rockland, Maine. The live cameras are scheduled to return to
Seal Island in May, 2007 when the puffins and other seabirds return
to the island.
Residents and visitors
to the Maine coast can see the live video on a large screen and
operate the cameras at the Project Puffin Visitor
Center, located at 311 Main Street in Rockland, Maine. The center
is open daily from 10AM to 5PM (7PM on Wednesdays) from May through
October.
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