What Bird is this?

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Guy
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What Bird is this?

Post by Guy » June 29th, 2015, 7:20 pm

Sitting on the rocks a Cape Kiwanda yesterday. From a distance it looked like a Penguin :)

Yes I know there are no Penguins at Kape Kiwanda (only Pelicans ;) )

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Re: What Bird is this?

Post by Derwood » June 29th, 2015, 7:27 pm

The streak behind it's eye makes me think Common Murre. In most pics, they look slender, but sometimes they comport compactly.

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Re: What Bird is this?

Post by Guy » June 30th, 2015, 4:45 am

Thanks Derwood, that looks like it!
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