[EBB Sightings] Common Murre at Seabreeze Cove

Late this afternoon a COMMON MURRE was in the cove behind the Seabreeze 
Market Berkeley at I-80 and University Ave.  Like the bird reported 
earlier today by Robert Clark, this bird was alive but not at its best. 
  It may have been sick or exhausted; it was not swimming at all.  I 
have a photo if anyone needs to see.

Kay Loughman
Berkeley

Robert Clark wrote:

> This morning I went to Arrowhead Marsh and walked around the restored
> marsh area that is just south of Arrowhead Marsh itself.  There were
> very few birds generally, with the notable exception of a Common Murre
> that was swimming south in the canal east of the restored marsh.
> 
> I wondered if the bird might not have been feeling well, as it swam at
> an unhurried uniform pace without ever either diving or looking around
> during the entire 10 minute period when I was watching it.   It didn't
> seem nearly as alert as birds generally do.  I was pretty surprised to
> see it there - and it was certainly the bird of the day - so I walked
> along the path by the canal following it, and it never seemed to
> notice me although I was only about 25 feet from it.
> 
> Robert