Rogue puffins visit NH to source snacks, but breeding colonies unlikely for the Granite State

By: Molly Rains

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,211

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Every summer, New Hampshire’s seacoast draws visitors in droves, from sunbathing tourists to ravenous greenhead horseflies.

Less expected are Atlantic puffins, which are rare in the state year-round and in summertime become so uncommon that a sighting triggers a statewide birdwatching alert.

One of those alerts went out early this July, when eBird user Braden Tingle reported an Atlantic puffin (also known as a common puffin, or by the Latin name Fratercula arctica) near …

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