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These photos were all taken in and around Sitka, Alaska.
Gaviidae (Loons)
Gavia
Unidentified (Gavia spp)
Picture | Just Missed | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Loon at Sunset | Common and Pacific | Picture | adult non-breeding plumage | adult non-breeding plumage |
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | adult breeding plumage |
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Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
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Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Podiceps
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Picture | Picture | Picture | tentative id | Tentative ID | Tentative ID | Tentative ID |
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Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
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Hydrobatidae (Storm-petrels)
Oceanodroma
Fork-tail Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
Eagle Eating | Feather Remains | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
Phalacrocorax
Multiple Species or Species not Determined (Phalacrocorax spp)
Picture | flying | many on rock |
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Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
With Gull | Picture | Taking Flight | Picture | Picture | Picture | splashing | many on rock | Picture |
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Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Nests | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Ardeidae (Bitterns, Herons)
Ardea
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With a Crescent Moon | With the Moon | Flying Under the Moon | Picture | Picture | At Sunset | In Tree | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | in the trees | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Perched | With Catch | With Catch | With Catch | With Catch | With Catch | Swallowing Catch | Swallowing Catch | Swallowing Catch | Swallowing Catch | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Anatidae (Swans, Geese, Ducks)
Cygnus
Swan (Cygnus spp)
Migration Flight |
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Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Picture | Picture | Feeding | Picture | collared adult | collared adult | collared adult | juvenile | Picture | Picture | Juvenile | Picture | Picture | Picture | Head | Face | Picture |
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Anser
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifons)
Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Flying | With flock of Brant | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Chen
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Migration |
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Branta
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Flock with American Wigeon | Flock with one Greater White-fronted Goose | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Migrating Geese | Flying Overhead | Migrating Geese | With Cackling Goose | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
With Canada Geese | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Gull |
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Anas
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With American Wigeon | Male with Mallards | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
With Juvenile Merganser | Ducklings | Female Mallard with Ducklings | With Ring-necked Duck Female | With Green-winged Teal Male | Picture | Female | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With American Wigeon | Molting Male? |
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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Picture | Picture | Picture |
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American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Teal | Flying with Flock of Brant | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Mallard | Picture |
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Aythya
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Adult Male | Adult Male | Adult Male | Adult Male | Three Ducks | Flight | Two Adult Males | Canvasback Duck |
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Greater or Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila or affinis)
Scaups | Scaups | Scaup | Scaup | Scaup | Scaups | Scaup | Three Scaups | Frightened Swimming | Females with Goldeneye | Picture | With Ring-necked Duck | Tentative ID | With Canvasback and Ring-necked | Tentative ID |
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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Feeding | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Female (Tentative) | Picture | Female | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Picture | Female with Mallard Male | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Scaup | With Canvasback and Scaup | With Scaup(?) |
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Histrionicus
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | First Year Male? | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | harlequin take-off | running on water | females or juveniles | adult male | Picture |
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Melanitta
Scoters (Melanitta spp)
Picture | Surf and Black? | Surf and Black? |
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
in Surf | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Adult Male |
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Clangula
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Picture | Picture | Picture | In Summer | Two Males and Female | Male | Female | Male Taking Flight | Female | Picture | Picture |
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Bucephala
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Picture | Picture | Male | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | female or first year bird | Female or Juvenile | Male |
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Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Barrow's Goldeneye |
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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Picture | Picture | In Flight | Picture | Picture | Picture | Pair | With Common Goldeneye | Picture | Picture | pair | Picture | With Scaups | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Males | Picture |
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Lophodytes
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Juvenile with Mallard | Picture | Picture | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Male | Picture | Picture | Male | Pair | Female | Male |
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Mergus
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Picture | Picture | In Flight | Female | Pair | Pair | Pair | Male | Pair | Adult Males | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Females |
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Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Male | Female |
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Accipitridae (Hawks and Eagles)
Haliaeetus
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Picture | Juvenile | Finishing a Meal | Feather Remains of Eagle Meal | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Nest | Nest | Juvenile | Picture | Eating | Eating | Face Off With Raven | Picture | Picture | Picture | Immature | Immature | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | eagle in tree | eagle in tree | Picture | Picture |
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Accipiter
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Buteo
Red-tail Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Soaring | Soaring with Eagles | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Circus
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Picture | Picture |
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Falconidae (Falcons)
Falco
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Picture | Picture |
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Phasianidae (Grouse and Ptarmigan)
Lagopus
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
Ptarmigan Bed | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Female | Female | Female | Female | Male | Female | Female | Juvenile | Feet | Female | Juvenile | Juvenile | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Rallidae (Rails and Coots)
Fulica
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Charadriidae (Plovers)
Charadrius
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
In Fall | In Fall | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Pluvialis
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
With Western Sandpipers | Picture | Picture | Picture | Find the Plovers | Find the Plovers | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile |
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Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
Haematopus
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
Mixed or Indeterminate Flocks ( spp)
Shorebirds | Shorebirds | Shorebirds |
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Tringa
Yellowlegs (Tringa spp)
Picture | Tracks | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
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Heteroscelus
Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Actitis
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Aphriza
Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)
Flying with Black Turnstones | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | with black turnstone |
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Gallinago
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Find the Bird | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Feet (picture of dead bird)) | Tail (picture of dead bird) | Size Comparison (picture of dead bird) | Wing (picture of dead bird) | Body (picture of dead bird) |
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Limosa
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
In Fall | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Limnodromus
Dowitcher (Limnodromus spp)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Numenius
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Flying | Picture |
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Arenaria
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
With Black Turnstone | Picture |
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Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
With Rock Sandpiper | Flying with Surfbirds | With Ruddy Turnstone | In Winter | Winter Plumage | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | with surfbird | Picture | Picture |
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Calidris
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Picture | Picture |
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Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
With Least Sandpiper | With Least Sandpiper | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Golden Plover | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | with Least Sandpiper |
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Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
With Western Sandpiper | With Western Sandpiper | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | with Western Sandpiper | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)
With Black Turnstone | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Phalaropus
Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
On Swan Lake | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Laridae (Jaegers, Gulls and Terns)
Larus
Unidentified Gull Species (Larus sp)
Juvenile with a Mouthfull | With Cormorant | Juvenile | Juvenile | Juvenile | Pictuer | Sea Lion and Gulls | With Herring | With Herring | Juvenile | Picture | Juvenile with Starfish in Throat | At Sunset | Juvenile | Juvenile eating Starfish | Picture | ?? Gull with Mew? Gull | Juveniles on shore with Harlequin Ducks | Mew Gull? | Juvenile | Juvenile | Gull |
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Mixed Flocks of Gulls (Larus spp)
With Sea Lion | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Flying Gulls | At Herring Time | At Herring Time | At Herring Time | Picture | Picture | Picture | Thievery | Gull Buffet | Picture | Flying | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Glaucous and Others | Beach at Herring Time | Flocks at Herring Time | With Surfbirds | Picture | Picture | Picture | Flocks in Distance | Picture | Picture |
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Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
With Pigeon Gillemot and Black-legged Kittiwake | Picture | Third Year? | Third year | With Surfbirds | Picture | Picture | Flying | Flying with Herring | Flying with Herring | Flying with Herring | Flying | On Shore | On Shore | On Shore | Flying with Herring | Picture | Picture |
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Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Juvenile | Picture | Picture | with other species | Flying | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile | Juvenile |
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Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
Picture |
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Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
Probable | Probable | Probable |
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Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Rissa
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
With Gulls | Picture | Picture | Picture | Coming for a Landing | Picture | Picture | Taking Flight | In Flight | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | With Pigeon Gillemot and Glaucous-winged Gull |
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Alcidae (Alcids)
Brachyramphus
Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Picture | Picture | Diving | Calling | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Cepphus
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)
Picture | Picture | Picture | With Glaucous-winged Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake | Picture |
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Cerorhinca
Rhinocerous Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)
Picture | Picture |
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Uria
Murres (Uria spp)
Nesting Cliff | Nesting Cave |
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Common Murre (Uria aalge)
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Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
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Fratercula
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture | Picture |
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Horned Puffin (F