Common Murre. The common murre spends most of the year at sea. In the summer, the breeding season, thousands of these murres head to the cliffs, where each pair lays a single egg.

Common Murre. The common murre spends most of the year at sea. In the summer, the breeding season, thousands of these murres head to the cliffs, where each pair lays a single egg.

Common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge)

Freedom Friday! A Common Murre was brought to PWC in late January from Oceano. The adult bird was reportedly found weak on the beach. Common Murres are black and white seabirds, (sometimes mistaken for penguins), that live on the open ocean. Their name comes from the murmuring sound like a cross between a purr and a growl they make when communicating with each other. Murres dive and literally fly underwater regularly going a hundred feet deep to catch fish. A Common Murre found on the beach is i