Crested and whiskered auklets nest in hollows on rocky islands in the remote northern Pacific Ocean. |
Of course, this magical land would be home to armies of auklets. |
Similar declines have been noted for other planktivorous species of alcids in the North Pacific, and for Cassin's Auklets in British Columbia. |
Byrd was recognized for his work to protect marine species of coastal Alaska, such as auklets, puffins, storm petrels and other seabirds. |
That fits nicely with Hagelin's observations that courting auklets poke their beaks into the ruffs around each other's necks. |
The removal of these predators has benefitted many other bird species on the islands, including puffins, murres, and auklets. |