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Order Gaviiformes Family Gaviidae Family Gaviidae –Common Loon Gavia immer Gavia immer **
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Gavia immer Monogamous Monogamous Carry young on back Carry young on back Cannot fly from land Cannot fly from land
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Order Procellariiformes Tubenoses Tubenoses Naricorn
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Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Family Diomedeidae –Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
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Dynamic Soaring
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Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Family Procellariidae –Corys Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
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Calonectris diomedea Nocturnal at colonial breeding sites Nocturnal at colonial breeding sites Nest in burrows Nest in burrows Lay a single white egg Lay a single white egg Food Food –Fish & squid
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Order Procellariiformes Family Hydrobatidae Family Hydrobatidae –Wilsons Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Strictly pelagic Feeds on plankton Nests in colonies
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Order Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Cormorants & Gannets Pelicans, Cormorants & Gannets
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Order Pelecaniformes Family Pelecanidae Family Pelecanidae –White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) –Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Keen eyesight Keen eyesight Air sacs beneath skin Air sacs beneath skin Clumsy Clumsy Diving
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Order Pelecaniformes Family Sulidae Family Sulidae –Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
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Morus bassanus Spectacular divers Spectacular divers Binocular vision Binocular vision
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Order Pelecaniformes Family Phalacrocoracidae Family Phalacrocoracidae –Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Phalacrocorax auritus
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