Siihmlu{ - Cepphus columba

Siihmlu{, sakucha{ aku{ slum huzuu udang uku}aza{. Sakucham huzuu qaxchikdaa aku{, igasigan agalan utmaa aaka{ amasuku{ hakangis quhmaza{. Sakitam hiiyukaa liida{ mataza{. Slum aslaan hawakus kuchis quchigingis saahmla}izas, saahmlangis ukulgangis kayu}nal hiila{tazas. Siihmlum kitakix uku}al aguun uluuda{ ama qaxchikda{ angali{tazax.

Siihmlu{ qalgaakaku{ aku{ hakangis chuqidugil ana{ maalal hitmilgal hagyasxaakaza}ulax hiila{taza{. Sakucham tunul aguun hmigala}na{ liida{ agu{taa aza{.

Siihmlum chiida{taqangis qan'gim aslaan uku}al agungis anamdix ilagaan itxa{tazas, huzungis quhmana{ liidazas. Uku}al agungis hizax aanglaa}im ayagaa lisngizas. Saaqudikinga haang alanalaka}is uku}azas.

Pigeon Guillemot - Cepphus columba

The guillemot is a small duck that is present here all year round. The guillemot's feathers are all black, except for the feathers on the back middle of its wings which are white.

The guillemot has a bill similar to the murre. During the summers, the guillemot's nest is among the boulders and the eggs are very difficult to get at or to find. The color of the feet on the guillemots look kind of redish and black.

It is said that the guillemot can be eaten but it has too many pin feathers and that makes it difficult to pluck and so it is avoided as much as possible. The guillemot is a small duck with a whistle-like cry.

The young guillemots, during the winter, are seen around here, and they differ from their mothers. They look all whitish and are somewhat similar to an old squaw hen duck. Pigeon guillemots are very plentiful during the summer.

Amtatu{ - Anas acuta

Amtatu{ sam aa}i{ as hizax txin Iiidaa aku{ aa}im ilagaan chuqudanaa{taza{. Hagumataku{ amtatum aIi}igan kamgii chumnugim qaxchikdaa aku{, hachigan hakangis quuhmliix angaIi{tazas. Amtatum ali}igan hitxii adul chutxidigana{ Iiidaza{. Amtatum ayagaa aa{im ayagaa hizax Iiidaku{ ilagaan chuqudaa}utaza{.

Amtatus hanis kda}iIakan agungis ilan akus, hanis txidix kdaI}iI agungis ala}um achidan tatungis ilan akus agiichigaan uku}azas. Udaan ahmi}an aa}dagaIikus uku}aI liisnaalaza}uIas.

Amtatu{ igal aguun aa}i{ matal igazanaa liida}utaza{, hakang inkam ilan hangal aqadaguun, taaman kadmuda}an txin iga{taqaliza{.

Qan'gim aslaan agacha udang azas, slum aslaan udang azas amasukus haqatalaka}ning. Slum aslaan saahmla}il agudix atuung asxuunulax hatim alax saahmla{tazas.

Pintail - Anas acuta

A pintail is very similar to a mallard but is smaller in size. The drake has a brown head, and a grayish back. It also has a sharp long pintail. The hen, on the other hand, appears exactly like a mallard hen but it is smaller in size.

Where there is no ice on the lakes, the pintails are usually present there. When the lakes are iced up, they could be seen along the shore where there are tide pools. The pintails are present around this area but they are hardly seen.

The pintails take to flight in exactly the same way as the mallards. They go straight up, and once they reach their altitude, they start going forward.

The pintails are here during winter. I don't know whether they are here in the summer. During the summer when they are nesting, they produce six to twelve eggs.