Puffins are feeling the heat. These defining birds of Machias Seal Island off the coasts of New Brunswick and Maine are feeling the effects of warming waters with scientists seeing changes in size of puffins, their bills and also fluctuations in reproduction and survival of chicks.An Atlantic puffin clamps down on baitfish it will feed to a chick on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
FREDERICTON – The puffins of Machias Seal Island are feeling the heat.
Scientists say there is a link between warming waters and changes in the birds’ size and their beaks, as well as fluctuations in reproduction and the survival of chicks.
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Puffins are feeling the heat. These defining birds of Machias Seal Island off the coasts of New Brunswick and Maine are feeling the …