The Puffin and Guillemot chicks nesting on Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge will soon fledge, leaving their comfy burrows behind for a few years upon the open ocean. To mark the event, explore is hosting the Seal Island Research Team led by Keenan Yakola for a live chat this Thursday, August 6th at 4pm ET / 1pm PT on the Puffin Burrow Cam.
The Seal Island crew has spent the summer taking seabird census, banding chicks, and camping out on the remote wildlife refuge off the coast of Maine. Here’s your chance to ask them about their work, their findings, their interests, as well as the life cycle of these adorable seabirds.
Where will Puffin chick Joy go now? Will she ever see her parents again? How do chicks know it’s time to leave home? Ask the experts these and any other seabird research questions you may have when you join the chat!
