Guillemot

The guillemot is a diving bird found in the Northern seas, while the penguin may be looked upon as representing the divers of the Southern Ocean. ❋ Various (N/A)

Birds such as the common murre and pigeon guillemot recovered slightly shortly after the Exxon Valdez spill, then saw their numbers plummet the next decade, she says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There's a mild climb about half a mile back, guillemot ledge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She was pretty but far too guillemot-like for my taste, with a long neck and a beak nose, as thin as a rake. ❋ David McDuff (2009)

Common eiders, thick-billed murre, and black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) are the most commonly harvested seabird species in arctic Canada, and are utilized by indigenous people wherever they are available [33]. ❋ Unknown (2009)

From time to time I smiled at the Swedish guillemot and looked at the two-year-old girl she held in her arms. ❋ David McDuff (2009)

Pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) populations began to increase within three to four years following fox removal at Kiska Island and 20-fold increases occurred in guillemot numbers at Niski-Alaid Island within 15 years of fox removal [74]. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The analysis showed that positive population trends occurred at guillemot colonies where SST changes were small, while negative trends occurred where large increases or large decreases in SST occurred. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These results demonstrate that most guillemot colonies perform best when temperatures are approximately stable, suggesting that each colony is adapted to local conditions [37]. ❋ Unknown (2009)

January 24, 2008 at 3:42 am for “u” i only found teh syen… scei… teh smart name fur teh guillemot. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Other numerous species include the yellowbilled diver Gavia adamsii, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, lesser whitefronted goose Anser erythropus, slatybacked gull Larus Schistisagus, Kamchatka tern Sterna camtschatica, guillemot Uria aalge, thickbilled guillemot Uria lomvia, pigeon guillemot Cepphus columbs, ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus, horned puffin Fratercula Corniculata and tufted puffin Lunda cirrhata. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Kvarken Archipelago is on an important migratory route and offers excellent breeding habitats for birds: There are important Baltic populations of black guillemot Cepphus grille (6,000 pairs, a quarter of the Baltic population) and razorbill Alca torda (1,000 pairs); also Caspian and Arctic terns Sterna caspia and S. paradisea, whitetailed eagle Haliaetus albicilla (35 pairs), osprey Pandion haliaetus andgreat scaup Aythya marila. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Birds visiting the area include Brent goose Branta bernicla, common eider Somateria mollissima, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus, Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus, Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea and Brünnich's guillemot Uria lomvia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The numbers of common guillemot Uria aalge (23,378) are also very high. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These resources are showing little or no clear improvement since spill injuries occurred: Common loon Cormorants (3 species), Harbor seal, Harlequin duck, Pacific herring, Pigeon guillemot ❋ Unknown (2008)

Creatures like the black guillemot, a bird that depends on land for shelter and the ice floe for food, can no longer bridge the gap. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The svartflugl is known in english as the guillemot, which your might remember from my dinner with buckshot. ❋ Maryrobinette (2006)

Because of their conical shape, guillemot eggs spin on the spot rather than rolling over the edge. ❋ Maryrobinette (2006)

Along the shore, too, there is life; guillemot, oyster-catcher, tern are busy there; the wagtail is out in search of food, advancing in little spurts, trim and pert with its pointed beak and swift little flick of a tail; after a while it flies up to perch on a fence and sing with the rest. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He'd climbed the fangs of rock off the shore north of Barca's Hamlet every nesting season since he was twelve, coming down with a basket of green, tangy guillemot eggs in his teeth. ❋ Unknown (1997)