Order Gaviiformes Family Gaviidae Family Gaviidae –Common Loon Gavia immer Gavia immer **

Gavia immer Monogamous Monogamous Carry young on back Carry young on back Cannot fly from land Cannot fly from land

Order Procellariiformes Tubenoses Tubenoses Naricorn

Order Procellariiformes Family Diomedeidae Family Diomedeidae –Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)

Dynamic Soaring

Order Procellariiformes Family Procellariidae Family Procellariidae –Corys Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)

Calonectris diomedea Nocturnal at colonial breeding sites Nocturnal at colonial breeding sites Nest in burrows Nest in burrows Lay a single white egg Lay a single white egg Food Food –Fish & squid

Order Procellariiformes Family Hydrobatidae Family Hydrobatidae –Wilsons Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Strictly pelagic Feeds on plankton Nests in colonies

Order Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Cormorants & Gannets Pelicans, Cormorants & Gannets

Order Pelecaniformes Family Pelecanidae Family Pelecanidae –White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) –Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Keen eyesight Keen eyesight Air sacs beneath skin Air sacs beneath skin Clumsy Clumsy Diving

Order Pelecaniformes Family Sulidae Family Sulidae –Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Morus bassanus Spectacular divers Spectacular divers Binocular vision Binocular vision

Order Pelecaniformes Family Phalacrocoracidae Family Phalacrocoracidae –Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Phalacrocorax auritus