In our Rats, Rats, and More Rats: Snowy Owl Hedwig Weekend Update #2, we shared that an Atlantic Puffin may have been seen over the weekend. Karen Piscke adds the following information and photo:
A Puffin was possibly seen at Bass Rocks. “There was a Snowy Owl on the roof of the hotel at the same time, but these birders only had eyes for the Puffin. The Puffin was hard to see, even when you knew it was there. The birder with the keen eye that spotted it said – “if it looks like as aclid, but sits differently in the water, it might be a puffin. Then the orange on the beak confirms it.” — Karen 
Atlantic Puffins are not often seen so close to our shores. They spend the summer at breeding colonies on Rocky Islands in the North Atlantic and winter out at sea (see range map).
If you see a Puffin and get a good photo, please let us know and we will post it on GMG. Thank you!
Atlantic Puffins images courtesy wiki commons media
Atlantic Puffin Range Map
Good Morning Gloucester 
Fishing 8 miles off Thatcher this morning (12/1) they are EVERYWHERE! They are fun to watch as we never see them
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