Razorbill

• Flying surviving cousin of the Great Auk
• Stark black and white plumage – a tuxedoed elegance
• Newfoundland name is Tinker or Thinker
• Begin breeding at 4 – 5 years of age
• Lays a single egg
• Raises young in crevice
• Often shot in winter murre hunt
• Populations are increasing in eastern Canada
• Often feed on bottom dwelling fishes like blennies (see below)
• Can carry multiple fish in the bill like a puffin
• Chicks depart colony at 2 to 3+ weeks of age
• Chicks go to sea with the male parent