Black Guillemot Nest Cam

A Hidden Burrow on Seal Island

This camera looks inside a Black Guillemot nesting cavity tucked into the weathered granite of Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, a remote outpost in the Gulf of Maine. The bird shelters its single chamber among the boulders, offering an unobstructed look at a species that nests out of sight from almost every other vantage.

A Bird of the Northern Coast

The Black Guillemot is a member of the auk family, an agile diver that forages along rocky shorelines for small fish and crustaceans. Its vivid red feet and bright wing patches make it one of the most recognizable seabirds of the North Atlantic.

Conservation and the Audubon Seabird Institute

Seal Island is a flagship site of Project Puffin and the wider work of the Audubon Seabird Institute, which monitors nesting seabirds as sentinels of ocean health. The presence of breeding guillemots here reflects a recovering island ecosystem.

Watching Wildlife Responsibly

Because the refuge is closed to visitors, this remote feed is one of the few ways to observe the colony without disturbance. It connects viewers to a protected island sanctuary that would otherwise be impossible to reach.