Ancient Murrelet

Ancient Murrelets are Fairly Uncommon from October-March.

Habitat

Puget Sound.

Behavior

The Ancient Murrelet is more agile in flight than most alcids and will often plunge directly from the air into the water to forage. Swimming underwater, using its wings as flippers, it catches most of its food within sixty feet of the surface. Its breeding behavior is unusual among seabirds in that, at night, in the nesting colonies, males sing from tree branches and other high perches.