ALCID^E: Auks, Murres, and Puffins 



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Ocean Res. Common 

 Much more numerous winter 

 than summer. Nests on various 

 islands off the coast, where 

 safe from foxes and cats. Not 

 recorded as breeding north of 

 Anacapa Island. Nest usually 

 a crevice between or under 

 rocks, perhaps enlarged by the 

 bird. 



Xantus Murrelet 



Ocean Res. Common 

 Occurs in pairs or small 

 flocks about Santa Barbara 

 Islands, where it nests in rocky 

 caves, usually in inaccessible 

 places. In the absence of 

 natural rock caves the birds 

 may utilize a convenient clay 

 or sandstone bank, into which 

 they burrow. 



Ocean Res. Rare 

 South to Orange County, 

 California. A small breeding 

 colony, the most southerly of 

 the species, exists on San 

 Miguel Island. Nevertheless 

 the occurrence of dead birds on 

 mainland beaches is very un- 

 usual. 



CaliformaMurre 



