ML646482576

Observation details

"We visited the site on 29 June 1978 and identified the adult as a Kittlitz’s Murrelet (photo). The murrelet did not flush until we were within a few meters of the nest-site. It had been incubating a single egg that measured 39 x 58 mm. We departed several minutes later, and the adult returned to the nest as we withdrew. The nest-site was located about 300 m above sea-level on a north-facing barite talus slope, devoid of vegetative cover. The nest was simply a slight, relatively flat depression in the talus slope. Linear distance to the nearest stream was 200-250 m. The nest-site was 75 km (straight-line distance) from the coast, indicating a minimum round-trip distance of 150 km to foraging areas for adults." -- --- EDWARD C. MURPHY, DAVID G. ROSENEAU AND PETER M. BENTE 1984 AN INLAND NEST RECORD FOR THE KITTLITZ’S MURRELET. The Condor 86:2I8