New York Zoological Society. 
LITTLE AUK (Alle alle). Length: 8 inches. Range: North Atlantic Ocean from 
Iceland to New Jersey. 
The single large egg laid by the little auk on the ledge of its cliffside 
home is pointed at one end so that if dislodged, it will roll safely in a circle. 
Carol Stryker, Staten Island Zoological Society. 
LITTLE AUK. Also 
called Dovekie. In win¬ 
ter little auks fre¬ 
quently fly southward 
from their Arctic 
home. Flocks of these 
birds are seen in New 
York harbor after 
severe storms. This lit¬ 
tle fellow, accom¬ 
panied by thirty-five 
of his species, was 
found in a rain puddle 
on a Staten Island 
truck farm. 
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