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Common Murre - Uria aalge

Length	1.2-1.4 ft (38.0-43.0 cm)
Wingspan	2.1-2.3 ft (64.0-71.0 cm)
Weight	2.1-2.3 lb (945-1044 g)
Clutch Size	1
Chicks at birth	Semi-precocial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA, EU, AS, Oceanic

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The Common Murre is the largest living alcid. They are found in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North-Atlantic and North Pacific. They spend most of their time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands. We are lucky that sometimes we can see them in the S.F. Bay Area.

Common Murres are fast but not very agile. They are more agile underwater and can dive to depths of 100-200 feet. They don't make nests but incubate a single egg on bare rock.

Juvenile
Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Juvenile 08/04/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA

Breeding (Oct-Aug)
07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	Taking off 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska Taking off 07/13/2010 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska	Nesting island 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK Nesting island 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK
Nesting island 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK Nesting island 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK	07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK 07/14/2010 - Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK
09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada

Non-breeding (Sep-March)
Transitioning to non-breeding plumage 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada Transitioning to non-breeding plumage 09/04/2013 - Montreal Biodome, Montreal, Canada	10/11/2013 - Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA 10/11/2013 - Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA	10/11/2013 - Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA 10/11/2013 - Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA
09/27/2008 - Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington 09/27/2008 - Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington

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