“Among the usual crowd” of birds off the California coast, one caught the eye of conservationists. The bird, spotted on Farallon Islands in July, had a “bright orange bill and distinctive forehead ...

The crested auklet looks like a smiling clown that never blinks. It is probably the only seabird that smells like a tangerine. Its beak — the color of a tangerine — is so bright a scientist thinks it ...

A crested auklet was spotted on Farallon Islands, marking “the first-ever record of this species” on the islands, a conservation group said. Photo from Melisa Amato/USFWS “Among the usual crowd” of ...