Painted

Published

1932

Volume

1

Plate

27

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Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

DESCRIPTION

As the sloop drew in toward one of the outer islands of Casco Bay, a Hampton left the cove. The first object I saw was a large basket of raspberries carefully poised on a rock. Evidently the departed crew had forgotten it. They were fully half a mile away-the dusk was looming over the eastern sea. Should I start after them and return the treasure or? a neat question of ethics. While debating, a dark bird fluttered from almost beneath my feet and in an attempt to discover what lay hidden in the home-decision on the berry question was postponed. The GUILLEMOTS' nest was too well placed for investigation but next morning I saw two little ebony feather balls follow their parents out to sea. I have seen a few of these birds off Cape Cod but they are essentially a non-migratory species and take cold or storm with the same carefree attitude with which they accept the Summer days of our north New England coast.

BREEDING

Two or three eggs, white or pale green, spotted with brown and lavender, are deposited in nooks of rocky islands.

RANGE

Coasts of eastern North America from Greenland and Ungava to Maine.

black-guillemot
puffin-largebill-puffin
Puffin, Largebill Puffin
013-013a
murre-california-murre
Murre, California Murre
030-030a
brunnich-murre-pallas-murre
Brunnich Murre, Pallas Murre
031-031a
kittiwake-pacific-kittiwake
Kittiwake, Pacific Kittiwake
040-040a
western-grebe
Western Grebe
1
pacific-loon
Pacific Loon
10
redthroat-loon
Redthroat Loon
11
tufted-puffin
Tufted Puffin
12
horned-puffin
Horned Puffin
14
rhinoceros-auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
15
cassin-auklet
Cassin Auklet
16
paroquet-auklet
Paroquet Auklet
17
crested-auklet
Crested Auklet
18
whiskered-auklet
Whiskered Auklet
19
holboell-grebe
Holboell Grebe
2
least-auklet
Least Auklet
20
ancient-murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
21
marble-murrelet
Marble Murrelet
23
kittlitz-murrelet
Kittlitz Murrelet
24
xantus-murrelet
Xantus Murrelet
25
craveri-murrelet
Craveri Murrelet
26
black-guillemot
Black Guillemot
27
mandt-guillemot
Mandt Guillemot
28
pigeon-guillemot
Pigeon Guillemot
29
horned-grebe
Horned Grebe
3
razorbill-auk
Razorbill Auk
32
dovekie
Dovekie
34
skua
Skua
35
pomarine-jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
36
parasitic-jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
37
longtail-jaeger
Longtail Jaeger
38
ivory-gull
Ivory Gull
39
eared-grebe
Eared Grebe
4
redleg-kittiwake
Redleg Kittiwake
41
glaucous-gull
Glaucous Gull
42
iceland-gull
Iceland Gull
43
glaucouswing-gull
Glaucouswing Gull
44
kumlien-gull
Kumlien Gull
45
nelson-gull
Nelson Gull
46
great-blackback-gull
Great Blackback Gull
47
slatyback-gull
Slatyback Gull
48
western-gull
Western Gull
49
mexican-grebe
Mexican Grebe
5
herring-gull
Herring Gull
51
california-gull
California Gull
53
ringbill-gull
Ringbill Gull
54
shortbill-gull
Shortbill Gull
55
heermann-gull
Heermann Gull
57
laughing-gull
Laughing Gull
58
franklin-gull
Franklin Gull
59
piedbill-grebe
Piedbill Grebe
6
bonaparte-gull
Bonaparte Gull
60
ross-gull
Ross Gull
61
sabine-gull
Sabine Gull
62
loon
Loon
7
yellowbill-loon
Yellowbill Loon
8
blackthroat-loon
Blackthroat Loon
9