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How a young, migrating puffin ended up in someone's Massachusetts backyard

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Here & Now Newsroom

October 14, 2025

Atlantic puffins congregate near their burrows on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

A juvenile puffin blew off course and landed in a backyard in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The bird was taken in by Congress of the Birds, a rescue organization in Rhode Island.

With a nor'easter forecasted, rescuers rushed to release the bird before the storm hit.

Founder and executive director of Congress of the Birds, Sheida Soleimani, joins host Robin Young.

The juvenile puffin blew off course and ended up in a backyard in Wrentham, Massachusetts. (Courtesy of Sheida Soleimani)

This segment aired on October 14, 2025.

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