Figure 26. Spottail pinf ish, Diplodus holbrooki, on the jetty at Radio Island, NC. The common sea urchin Arbacia 

 punctulata can be seen in the lower center of the picture. 



They can be found along the southeast 

 coast of the United States during the rest 

 of the year. The American oystercatcher 

 and boat-tailed grackle are year-round 

 residents. The ring-billed gull breeds in 

 the western United States and Canada and 

 is seen in the South Atlantic Bight only 

 in winter. Other gulls are year-round 



residents (Farrand 1983b). Except for the 

 double-breasted cormorant which is present 

 year-round, most floating and diving water 

 birds breed during the summer in Canada 

 and the Arctic (Farrand 1983a). They can 

 be found in the South Atlantic Bight 

 during the remainder of the year. The 

 wading birds are year-round residents. 



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