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15 July 194-6. Baffin Cay, 45 mi. off Upe rnivik. 
Murres were the birds of the day. They were every¬ 
where - : — on the water, flying,-f-eeding, and - playing. 
As many as 6 were in a single flock . From the bridge 
they could be spotted for great distances on the calm 
watery 
seen ~at- a considerable 
distance seemed to be actively engaged in feedi ng- 
diving repeatedly. Those closer in were concerned 
— with - the ship .—Some turned - to and sat- pis cidly 
watching as the sh ip .passed them, others lost no tin e 
in flying away, some dived as the ship approached and 
then dived again and .again uulil it was" “past them, and 
_ some seemingly unable to flyiand__too__conivised to dive, 
escaped by hydroplaning away on their bellies, not 
— even being able to raise thelr~bellies clear of“the— 
water and beating heavil y on ahe surface .wit !i the 
wings at each stroke. One proceeded several hundred 
yards ' in this ma nner ucfore^ire -considered himself 
sufp_ dhy come s e eded un able to fly, th p the y seemed 
to possess all their flight leahters, while others 
flew - easily is beyond my explanation'. They seem to 
u s e their-wings to a--Considerable_ extent to _prope 11 
themselves in diving. Some, or I should say many, 
Tseeraedtf to delight in flying as closely as possible 
to _ihe -bow- of-tke-sh^- often circlin g several t imes 
to repeat the trick. At reasonably close range. 
though considerably short of the distance at xAiich the 
- birds-could -be identified as murres,- the white line 
on the gape of the bill, characteristic of the 
Brunnicli's murre, Was very evident. On most it showed 
up as conspicuous as- an identification badge. 
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