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Glaucous-winged Gulls grab eggs abandoned by breeding Common Murres

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Glaucous-winged Gulls capitalize upon a disturbance at the Gull Island colony in 2018 to grab eggs abandoned by breeding Common Murres. One lone Common Murre continues incubation despite the rest of the colony flushing.

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Public Domain.