Sentences with phrase «auklet in»

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Surf Scoters, Red - throated and Pacific loons, and Whimbrels were headed for Alaska or interior Canada, while Black Oystercatchers, Glaucous - winged Gulls, and Rhinoceros Auklets were already in the throes of nesting on the Washington coast.

Auklets use their headdress feathers as feelers to get around at night, with a role in courtship only evolving later

Spot horned and tufted puffins, red - legged kittiwakes, crested auklets, and rare Asian vagrant species seldom seen in North America.

For bird watchers, we have many migrating bird species in the Pacific Flyway including rhinoceros auklets, pigeon guillemots, harlequin ducks, sooty shearwaters and bald eagles.

Some species, such as the Uria guillemots, nest in large colonies on cliff edges; others, like the Cepphus guillemots, breed in small groups on rocky coasts; and the puffins, auklets and some murrelets nest in burrows.

the largest colonies in southern California of Cassin's auklet, western gulls, Scripps's murrelets, rhinoceros auklets, tufted puf fins, ashy storm - petrels, double - crested cormorants, pigeon guillemots, and black storm - petrels

Introduction The Cassin's auklet is a small, chunky seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific.

Threats to the auklet include introduced carnivores (particularly in Alaska), oil spills, and changes in sea surface temperature (caused by El Niño events).

Appearance The Cassin's auklet is a small (10 in., 7 oz.)

Reproduction The Cassin's auklet may be found in the breeding colony year round.

Large dieoffs of Cassin's auklets, a tiny seabird, were first noticed when dead birds began washing ashore in fall of 2014.

Rhinoceros auklets swam in tight groups.