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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.

Qigu{ - Gavia immer Common Loon	Qaqa}i{ - Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon	Aagayuu}i{ - Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pelagic Cormorant	Ingatu{ - Phalacrocorax urile Red-faced Cormorant	Qukin}i{ - Olor columbianus Whistling Swan
Qagmangi{ - Philacte canagica Emperor Goose	Aa}i{ - Anas platyrhynchos Mallard	Amtatu{ - Anas acuta Pintail	Qii{chiida{ - Anas crecca Green-winged Teal	Kuchutu{ - Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Saaku{ - Somateria spectabilis King Eider	Kasami{ - Somateria mollissima Common Eider	Tamgaalu{ - Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter	Qugaangi{ - Melanitta nigra Black Scoter	Hanim Kamgituu - Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
Midimit{i{ - Becephala albeola Bufflehead	Aanglaa}i{ - Clangula hyemalis Oldsquaw	Kaaxadgi{ - Histrionicus histrionicus Harlequin Duck	A}laaya{ - Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser	Ti}la{ - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
A}diikas - Lagopus mutus Rock Ptarmigan	Hiigi{ - Haematopus bachmani Black Oystercatcher	Chulixta{ - Calidris ptilocnemis Rock Sandpiper	Sluka{ - Larus glaucescens Glaucous-wing Gull	Tiigilgaada{ - Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
Ulungt{a{ - Uria aalge Common Murre	Siihmlu{ - Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemot	Qizangi{ - Synthliboramphus antiguus Ancient Murrelet	Qagida{ - Fratercula corniculata Horned Puffin	Uxchu{ - Lunta cirrhata Tufted Puffin
Tutuutu{ - Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl	Qanglaa}i{ - Corvus corax Common Raven	Maadugaa{ - Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting	Chaanu{ - Leucosticte tephrocotis Gray-crowned Rosy Finch	Chiixuyaaka{ - Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Chilu{ - Calcarius lapponicus Alaska Longspur	Qatxaya{ - Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren

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