Title
Six species of auks, or alcids, can be seen in Maine waters. The Razorbill is t
Date
1-1-1987
Volume Number
Volume 4
Pages
46
Abstract
Six species of auks, or alcids, can be seen in Maine waters. The Razorbill is the largest, rarest, and prettiest, with about 330 breeding in the Gulf of Maine. All live on one of four breeding colonies: Machias Seal Island, Matinicus Rock, Old Main Island, and Freeman Rock. Although predation by eggers and hunters almost extinguished the Razorbill by 1890, they began to reappear in the 1920s. Details.
Subjects
Endangered species, Birds
Recommended Citation
Podolsky, Richard, "Six species of auks, or alcids, can be seen in Maine waters. The Razorbill is t" (1987). Maine News Index - Island Journal. 165.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/165
Source
Island Journal