Tufted Puffin on Discovery Bay, Washington

A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.

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A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.