Common Murre (Uria aalge)
Above and below: A Common Murre molting into breeding plumage in Maryland waters (2/5/2011).
Below: A Common Murre in Delaware waters (2/5/2011).
Below: Common Murres off Santa Barbara, California (10/1/2011).
Below: Photo taken in Delaware waters on a February pelagic out of Lewes (2/26/2005). We saw six Common Murres on the trip, and all but one were in breeding plumage.
Below: A Common Murre near the Golden Gate Bridge, California (9/24/2010).