Puffins on the Kodiak Archipelago—Photo: Robin Corcoran/USFWS
OPAS Program: “Beyond the Burrow—Secret Lives of Puffins Across the North Pacific”
Imagine crawling through tall grass, reaching into dark burrows in search of a puffin—hoping for soft feathers rather than the snap of a powerful bill. These bright‑beaked “clowns of the sea” may look charming, but they’re also fierce marine predators facing rapid environmental change.
In this recorded program from April 15th 2026, Katie Stoner takes us to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, where puffins swirl above dense breeding colonies. She shares how her team tracks their long winter migrations and investigates the conservation challenges shaping their future.
Katie, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University with over a decade of seabird field experience, shares insights from her work with Tufted and Horned Puffins.
