>> Elizabeth wrote

> >I also saw Common and Thick-billed
> >Murres in groups of 2 to 15(Winter plumage), sometimes both species mixed
> >together. White-winged Scoters(Several), 1 Yellow-billed Loon(Winter

then Mike P. asked -

> How likely is this number of Thick-billed Murres?
> What field marks are being used to sort them out?

Birds of BC had only 18 records *total* up to data cutoff time of the 2nd
volume which was about 1992, mostly open-ocean sightings. Only two clutches
have been found. Although not impossible, I would like to see some description
of the murres.

- Jack



Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca