COMMON MURRE
(Uria aalge)

     
 
Pronounced "Myrrh."  Pelagic; nests on rocky ledges, often with Thick-billed Murres and other alcids. By comparison, note the Common Murre's longer and straighter bill.
      
         
           
               

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Common Murres (2)- with Thick-billed Murres
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		  Common Murre
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		     
           
         
Common Murre
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Common Murre
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz
       
       
Common Murre - nonbreeding
Dike Road, Charleston, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		    Common Murre (bottom)- with Thick-billed Murres
St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, AK
May 31, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		 
   
Common Murre - nonbreeding
Dike Road, Charleston, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		  Common Murres - nonbreeding
Dike Road, Charleston, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz