The puffin landed at a Congress of the Birds after it was found in a Wrentham yard, far away from its ocean home

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A juvenile Atlantic Puffin was found in a backyard in landlocked Wrentham, Massachusetts.

The bird was taken in by the Congress of the Birds rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island.

Rescuers were concerned because puffins are seabirds and being far inland indicates a crisis.

The puffin was found to be in good health and was released back into the ocean off the coast of Maine.

A juvenile Atlantic puffin that landed in a Chepachet rescue on Oct. 5 didn't stay on dry land long before it was returned to sea.

The bird was driven to Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Oct. 11, where it caught a ride on a charter boat for a trip to Acadia National Park i

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