Painted

Published

1932

Volume

1

Plate

29

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Pigeon Guillemot

Cepphus columba

DESCRIPTION

Mount Desert loomed, a gray shadow against the western night gloom, fading fast before the dawn. Off the starboard bow I caught a glint of light and as the sloop drew onward I saw it came from a GUILLEMOT's wing patch reflecting the early sunlight. Soon another appeared and was instantly pursued by the ardent mate.
She dove and her swain rose and flew a short distance, alighting about where he thot she would come to the surface. The game of tag went on for twenty minutes, and it was interesting to see how accurately he followed her hidden course under water. Invariably she came up within a few feet of him and I suspect her eyes were on his shadow while she swam beneath. Coy little tricks are not unknown among females! We sometimes ran into small bunches, when running for market in the Eva and Annie. The birds in white Winter dress, conspicuous against the green or gray sea, bobbed their heads swiftly and seemed uncertain whether to dive or take off. They usually went skittering aloft.

RANGE

Coasts and islands of northeastern North America. South in Winter to Cape Cod.

pigeon-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