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Atkan Birds

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Ulungt{a{ - Uria aalge

Ulungt{a{ (Sakita{), ala}um saa aku{ hachii ama kamgigan huzuu qaxchikdaku{, chuqagan ilaan ilidaa akiita{ quhmaza{. Ulungt{am hiiyukaa chutxidigal ama qaxchikdaza{. Slum aslaan iganas ama ala}um achidan adungis ilan saahmla}izas. ala}um kugan al agungis agiichigaan txidix as hasinal haang akus uku}azas. Sam ala}um qamdagan ilan aatungis azas, chlaqatuu}utazas. Qagaan unangangis agatingis qa{takan hiila{tazas. Wang At{am kugan qalgazaIaka}is, slum aslaan imya{sxal aguun, um}i}ilgalakan aguun, agiichigaan uIungt{a{ kalu}al um}i{talgazaku{.

Slum aslaan saahmla}il aguun, ataqan uhlii saahmla{taza{. Hagumatakus kalulgazalaka}is mal, slum aslaan hasinal haang iga{takus uku}azas.

  

Common Murre - Uria aalge

A murre is a saltwater duck. It has a black back and head, and white feathers from the throat to the belly. The murre's bill is sharp and black.

During the summers, the murres nest on the cliff sides and inside the caves along the shores. When they are seen on the water, they are usually in big flocks. A murre is a duck that likes being in deep water, it is also a diving bird, and it is told that the Eastern Aleuts eat them. Here on Atka, murres are not eaten. During the summer, if someone goes out deep sea fishing and does not have bait, the murres are shot and used for bait.

During the summers, the murres lay only one egg. Since they are not shot for food during the summer, they can be seen flying around in great numbers.

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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