Re: [Maine-birds] Thick-billed Murre

Last winter, or maybe the winter before (I'd have to check my notes) there was a Thick-billed Murre inside the breakwater in Rockland.  Some were calling it a Common Murre, but I studied it carefully and it did not have the field marks of a Common.  Maybe these birds need a break from rough water occasionally?

Wally S.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:32:05 -0500, duchesne@midmaine.com wrote:

Others now suggest it is a common murre with a deformed bill. Uh, OK.

Bob

>
>
>
>
> I saw one there once maybe 20 years ago or so.  Definitely an odd place
> for one.
>
> Wally S.
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:20:38 -0500, "Bob Duchesne"
> wrote:
>  
>
> Startled to see a thick-billed murre inside Prospect Harbor, among the
> boats, close to shore adjacent to the little parking spot beyond the
> cannery.
>
>  
>
> Bob Duchesne
>
>
>  
>
>
>
>
> Virus-free. www.avast.com
>
>
>
>
>
>  
> --
> Maine birds mailing list
> maine-birds@googlegroups.com
> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds
> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Maine birds" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to maine-birds+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/000001d8359e%249e5e1360%24db1a3a20%24%40midmaine.com.
>
>
>
>