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	Razorbill
		The Razorbill is a bird of the temperate North Atlantic and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.
		Razorbills breed mainly on small ledges or in cracks of rocky cliffs and in associated screes, and on boulder-fields.
		Seabird 2000 prescribed counting Razorbills between 1 and 21 June, to coincide with the late incubation and main nestling period, and during 08:00 to 16:00 hrs (BST) to coincide with the period of most consistent attendance by birds at the colony from day-to-day.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /page-2899 (1232 words)

	Razorbill
		Razorbills are a study in stark contrasts— not only in their striking, sharply-defined fl-and-white plumage, but also in their amazing life history.
		Razorbills spend most of the year solitary and silent at sea, but every breeding season gather on land in dense colonies, forming strong pair bonds and exhibiting complex social behavior.
		Razorbills breed on islands and coasts of eastern North America, including Maine and the Atlantic provinces of Canada, as well as isolated locations along the Hudson Strait.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /razorbill_info.htm (1074 words)

	BBC - South West Wales Nature Species - Razorbill
		Razorbills are members of the auk family (along with the puffin and the guillemot).
		Razorbills nest on cliff ledges or in cracks or crevices in the rock on cliffs to avoid predation of their eggs by other birds and mammals.
		Razorbills form stable breeding pairs and spend autumn and winter out to sea feeding alone or in small groups, coming in to the coast to form breeding colonies in spring.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southwest/nature/species/pages/razorbill.shtml (267 words)

	Razorbill
		The razorbill is well-named because the edges of its hooked upper beak are very sharp indeed, enabling it to grasp fish well and to defend itself against predators.
		The auks, particularly razorbills and guillemots, are the seabirds most seriously affected by oil pollution, probably because they spend more time on the water than gulls or cormorants which feed at sea but return to land to roost.
		Razorbills, guillemots and puffins have been dying in their hundreds, unable to find sufficient fish to sustain them through the winter.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/razorbill.html (623 words)

	NatureWorks - Razorbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The razorbill is a duck-sized diving bird that is 14-17 inches in length.
		The razorbill breeds from the Arctic south to Maine.
		The razorbill nests in colonies on cliffs or islands among the boulders and rocks.
	www.nhptv.org /Natureworks/razorbill.htm (236 words)

	: : Ornithology - Mid-Wales Bird Survey : :
		The razorbill is in the auk family, along with the guillemot and the puffin, birds that have evolved to be able to use their wings under the water to ‘swim’ effectively for fairly large distances.
		The razorbill returns to land a little later than the guillemot, usually appearing for the first time in February, but they do not establish themselves on the rock until April.
		Razorbills nest on cliffs, often mixed up with the guillemots, though they prefer a little more shelter, and tend to occupy slightly deeper cracks in the rock.
	www.aber.ac.uk /ornithology/skomer/skomerbirds/razorbill.htm (614 words)

	Razorbill Habitat Model
		Most razorbills of North America winter south of their breeding colonies; in large numbers as far south as Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank (Hipfner and Chapdelaine 2002).
		Razorbills nest on "...small rugged offshore islands; eggs are typically laid on bare rock, usually tucked into a crevice, or under a large boulder" (Folger 1986).
		Razorbills were extirpated from the Gulf of Maine in the 1800's.
	www.fws.gov /r5gomp/gom/habitatstudy/metadata2/razorbill_model.htm (569 words)

	Razorbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Razorbill, Alca torda, is a large alcid, 38-43 cm in length, with a 60-69 cm wingspan.
		While the Razorbill is the only living species, the genus Alca had a much higher diversity in the Pliocene.
		As far as is known, the genus seems to have evolved in the western North Atlantic or the present-day Caribbean, which its ancestors would have reached through the still-open Isthmus of Panama during the Miocene (Bédard, 1985).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Razorbill (362 words)

	Razorbill
		The Razorbill is an unusual visitor along most coasts and birders rarely see them along the shore in summer and winter months except in the main breeding colonies.
		In the spring and fall months of the year the Razorbill is a regular visitor along the Atlantic and Fundy coasts but, rarely seen after the middle of May and less common in winter.
		The Arctic inhabitant, the Razorbill is one of the rare breeding auks in North America.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/arctic_wildlife/105643/1 (416 words)

	Razorbill
		They really look like Guillemots but Razorbills are fler and their beak is thick.
		Razorbills eat small fish especially sand eels, sprats, herrings, sometimes crustaceans and molluscs.
		Razorbills are threatened by oil spills, fishing nets and egg collectors.
	www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk /just_for_kids/Razorbill.asp (151 words)

	New England Seabirds - Razorbill Alca torda
		A handsome bird, the Razorbill in breeding plumage has a white horizontal line on the face.
		These four photos of the winter plumage Razorbill was taken by Gail O'Brien and used with her permission.
		Razorbills are the most common Alcid seen from land or on the water in the winter.
	www.neseabirds.com /razorbill.htm (234 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Alcidae - Razorbill (Alca torda)
		Similar Species: The large size of the Razorbill, its large, flattened bill with white bands, and the white line between the base of the bill and the eye easily distinguishes this species from other eastern alcids.
		Behavior: The Razorbill is an oceanic bird spending most of its time at sea off the coasts of North America.
		The egg is laid on a rocky cliff or shoreline.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/alcids/Atorda.htm (255 words)

	Razorbill - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It has a thick fl beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot.
		Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill.
		Rocky cliffs and among boulder scree close to the sea.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/r/razorbill/index.asp (219 words)

	All About Birds
		A large auk of the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Razorbill can be found offshore in winter as far south as New Jersey, and occasionally Virginia.
		Exploitation by people for food greatly reduced Razorbill populations until the early 20th century.
		The oldest known Razorbill was a female banded as a nestling in 1962 and resighted, breeding, in 2000, 38 years later.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Razorbill.html (106 words)

	About Us - Young Readers Imprints - Penguin Group (USA)
		Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, launched its first list in 2004.
		Other Razorbill authors are Maureen Johnson, whose most recent novel is the spooky and hilarious Devilish, R.A. Nelson, the author of the controversial and beautiful Teach Me and Sam Enthoven, author of the epic novel, The Black Tattoo.
		In 2007 and 2008, Razorbill will publish new fiction from Jacquelyn Mitchard and Scott Westerfeld as well as a host of debut novels from today’s best young fiction writers.
	us.penguingroup.com /static/html/aboutus/youngreaders/razorbill.html (268 words)

	St. Abbs Community Website. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Like all the members of the auk family, razorbills are expert divers and underwater swimmers.
		The greatest depth recorded for a razorbill's dive is 24ft, and one has been times as staying down for as long as 52 seconds.
		For much of the year razorbills keep well out to sea, but about the middle of winter they move to waters near the cliffs where they will breed.
	www.stabbs.org /enviroment/razorbill.htm (236 words)

	Ladywildlife's Razor Bill Page
		The razorbill is a short winged diving bird that is awkward on land and in the air.
		The razorbill is one of the largest auks, a stocky relative of the puffin and the guillemot.
		Although barely able to fly and clumsy on land, it is an excellent swimmer and diver, and it uses its short wings to glide gracefully underwater.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/razorbill.html (915 words)

	Alca torda
		Razorbills are also fler and longer-tailed than Guillemots and tend to fly with their heads pointing upwards.
		In winter Razorbills show a fl mask extending down below eye level and lack the neat brown line which leads from the eye of a Guillemot.
		The sea cliffs at the western tip of Iceland are 14km long and support over 200 000 Razorbills (half the world population).
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Alca_torda.htm (284 words)

	Birds of Iceland: Alca torda, razorbill
		The razorbills form looser breeding colonies than the guillemots usually on higher parts of the cliffs which are usually shared by guillemots.
		Razorbills breeding colonies can be found on sea cliffs from the Atlantic coast of France, the British isles, further north west to Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and further north east to the Kola peninsula of northern Russia.
		From genetic research it has become apparent that the razorbill is more closely related to the dovekie and the extinct great auk and less so to the other auk species.
	www.iceland-nh.net /birds/data/Alca-torda/alca_torda.html (295 words)

	Razorbills
		That white stripe leading from the bill to the eye is the razorbill's breeding plumage.
		Juvenile razorbills and common murres show mottling or streaking along the flanks.
		Ah, to be a razorbill on a rock in the morning.
	www.birdingamerica.com /Maine/razorbills.htm (405 words)

	Sex differences in razorbill Alca torda parent--offspring vocal recognition -- Insley et al. 206 (1): 25 -- Journal of ...
		The breeding population of razorbills was estimated at 6420
		Razorbills, as is the case for most auks, are sexually monomorphic,
		Examples (256-point FFT sound spectrograms) of contact calls given by two different razorbill chicks (A,B) to their parents and two different adult males (C,D) to their chicks.
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/206/1/25 (3710 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Razorbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A small bird in down-like juvenile plumage was taken by V.E. Gould on Dingwall Bay, Victoria County, on 24 August 1935 (Godfrey 1958).
		In spring and fall the Razorbill is a regular transient along the Atlantic and Fundy coasts, where it is less common in winter.
		Remarks The Razorbill may be distinguished from murres by its bill, which is blunt ended and fairly deep, rather than pointed or crow-like.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0197.htm (375 words)

	Amazon.com: Razorbill: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The occurrence, size, and composition of Razorbill nest structures.
		Razorbill: Alca torda (The Birds of North America) by J. Mark Hipfner (Unknown Binding - 2002)
		The behaviour and dispersal of the guillemot (Uria aalge) and razorbill (Alca torda) on the sea at Lundy by John Cayford (Unknown Binding - 1981)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Razorbill&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (405 words)

	Razorbill - Plymouth Sound, Plymouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Razorbills are true seabirds, coming ashore only to breed on rocky cliffs and stacks amongst crevices and boulders close to the sea.
		It reaches a length of up to 40cm long with a wingspan of up to 67cm and can live for up to 28 years.
		Best time to see them is from March to the end of July when they are breeding as they seldom come inshore during the rest of the year.
	www.terste.co.uk /HTM_Files/Birds/Bird56.htm (104 words)

	Pelagic Trip, 21 February 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It all started with an enticing early January 2003 email from Brian Patteson to an interested seabirding community, exclaiming that Razorbills and other alcids were once again showing up well south of their usual wintering areas of the North Atlantic.
		When the Razorbills would dive (either for food or to keep their distance from the ship), we needed only to follow the Bonaparte's Gull to re-locate the surfacing Razorbills, an otherwise difficult task given the conditions.
		It seemed as though throughout the morning that we were either nosing up to Razorbills or inadvertently disrupting a flock of Red Phalaropes.
	www.gos.org /trips/030221jff.html (602 words)

	Razorbill
		The distribution of the Razorbill is very like that of the Guillemot and their early history is much the same.
		However there seems to have been little change in numbers in many areas during the first half of this century.
		Both the Razorbill and Guillemot are coming back to the colonies to claim their breeding sites much earlier (by several weeks) which is possibly an indication that the birds are doing very well.
	www.birdcare.com /bin/showsonb?razorbill (185 words)

	Schrank to Head Razorbill - 7/20/2006 - Publishers Weekly
		Penguin's imprint for teens and tweens, Razorbill, has a new leader in Ben Schrank.
		Most recently editorial director at Alloy Entertainment—where he edited, among other things, the bestselling Gossip Girl series and the novel Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn—Schrank will be charged with overseeing the imprint's list and steering its editorial direction.
		Schrank, who will start at Razorbill on August 7, has also worked as the fiction editor at Seventeen and created the YA series The Insiders.
	www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA6354937.html (192 words)

	Sketch: Razorbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However the nest site is likely to be concealed under a rock or in some sort of cavity and not (unlike the Guillemot) be found on an open ledge.
		Breeding Razorbills are found at cliffs from the Baltic to the Gulf of St.
		Lawrence and from France to Iceland and Bear Island.
	www.birdcare.com /bin/showsketch?razorbill (205 words)

	Cape May NJ Forums / Razorbill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		A Razorbill was sitting in the ocean off the 8th street jetty in Avalon.
		There is a nice raft of Surf Scoter (with a few Black Scoter) off the 7th street jetty in Avalon (at the seawatch) - you don't need a scope.
	www.capemaytimes.com /forums/viewtopic.php?id=53 (80 words)

	RAZORBILL - Online Information article about RAZORBILL
		In habits the razorbill closely agrees with the true guillemots, laying its single See also:
		east side of the Atlantic the Razorbill has its breeding stations from the North Cape to See also:
		Brittany, besides several in the Baltic, while in See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /RAY_RHU/RAZORBILL.html (1085 words)

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