VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A rare Atlantic puffin tragically died over the weekend after the species, which is primarily found up north, made its way to a Florida beach.

While puffins are seabirds, it’s unusual to find one this far south. The rare bird was reportedly rescued in Ponce Inlet in Volusia County on Monday.

According to NBC affiliate WESH, Puffins “hang out as far north as Greenland, Iceland, and Canada” and aren’t typically found any further than Maine. So, how did the birds venture to Florida?

Theories suggest that storms off the Atlantic coast kept pushing the fish puffins feed on farther south, causing some of the birds to lose their way.

“The puffins were following their food source naturally and probably didn’t realize they had made it this far south, maybe to Georgia or wherever, and were not strong enough to make it back, and some ended on the beaches of Florida,” Chad Macfie with the Marine Science Center told WESH.

After being rescued, the puffin was brought to a bird sanctuary at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet. The sanctuary takes in over 1,000 birds a year, according to WESH.

The Marine Science Center kept the little bird in a sling so it wouldn’t have to stand on its feet. However, the puffin sadly died over the weekend.

“It was underweight…very, very tired and dehydrated, so we gave the fluids and did everything we could to keep the bird alive, but unfortunately, it didn’t make it,” Macfie told WESH.

According to WESH, the bird made history as it was the first known puffin to be found in Volusia County. Bird lovers can continue to marvel at the rare bird in Florida’s Natural History Museum.

As of recent, puffins have been found as far south as Miami.