For four straight years, none of the puffins came back.

连续四年，都没有海鹦回来。

The gulls try to panic the puffins in the hope that they'll drop some of their sand eels.

银鸥试图威吓海鹦，使它们丢下几条口中的沙鳗。

The pioneering effort paid off and expanded. There are now 1,300 puffins living on five Maine islands.

这次首创之举得到了回报，并将队伍不断壮大。现在，缅因的5个岛上有1300只海鹦了。

Puffins lay only one egg a year.

海鹦一年只下一颗蛋。

These were petrels, cape pigeons, or puffins, and their calls were deafening.

这是海燕、棋鸟和海鸭，它们吱吱喳喳的叫声震得我们耳聋。

More than a century later, puffins have returned with help from humans.

1个多世纪后，海鹦在人类的帮助下重新出现在了这里。

Scientists spied on Atlantic puffins, the distinctive tuxedoed birds with bright orange beaks.

科学家观察了北极海鹦，这是一种独特鸟类，其喙呈明亮的橙色，仿佛穿着燕尾服。

At the end of the summer, the young puffins will leave these fishing grounds.

夏天结束时，这些年轻的角嘴海雀将离开这一带捕鱼区。

The details about puffin proficiency are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

海鹦能力的详细信息刊登在《美国国家科学院学报》上。

Cress tried placing fake puffin decoys around the island.

克莱斯试着在岛上放一些假海鹦做诱饵。