### animal | vertebrate | bird | seabird | puffin:

Atlantic puffin
* Most atlantic puffins have bills.
* Most atlantic puffins live in colonies
* Some atlantic puffins have direct flight
  - penguins
* are a popular seabird that can be encountered only on islands off the Maine coast
  - common throughout the north Atlantic
  - the ability to carry several fish in their beaks at one time
* weigh about one pound and stand one foot tall.

Horned puffin
* are the species most often depicted on souvenirs.
* spend their summer on the Pacific coast.

### animal | vertebrate | bird | seabird:

Seagull
* Many seagulls like to perch on the deck and rails.
* Most seagulls are malnourished and starving in city environments.
* Most seagulls drink salt water
  - saltwaters
  - have eyes
  - seek food
* Some seagulls eat baby birds
  - crabs
  - turtles
  - fly over waves
* also feel far safer in a flock than being alone when they are on the ground.
* appear to float on the wind above the shore.
* are a common sight in coastal areas
  - small source of competition for the brown pelicans
  - also good at 'hovering', particularly if there strong breeze
  - among the most abundant and generalist birds alive today
  - attentive and caring parents
  - beautiful creatures
* are birds, which like nearly every animal reproduces sexually
  - common around the Trout River area
  - considered migratory birds and hence are protected by federal laws
  - known to collide with aircraft more often than any other birds
  - located in beachs
  - omnivores and can easily find food sources in both urban and coastal habitats
  - one of the rare animals that are able to drink salt water
  - play
  - sensitive to barometric changes
  - small displacement motors but are designed specially to move heavier hulls
* are very intelligent birds
  - old creatures
  - protective of their newborns
* can drink both fresh and salt water.
* eat their eggs if left unattended.
* fly around the air and flock on the beach
  - in circles in the sky, constantly searching for prey
  - over waste
  - through the air looking for food
* have capability
  - increadible endurance
  - mince or cat food mixed with cheese, carrots, apples and bread
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - ears
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - heads
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - talons
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* live in colonies that consist of few pairs of birds or couple of thousands birds.
* often pluck out the eyes of a weak seal
  - steal food from other birds, animals and people
* permeate coastal regions all over the world.
* prey upon intertidal sea urchins.
* range in size from small to large.
* sea bird
* soar high, screeching their song above the towering rocks where their nests lay.
* tend to sleep on the water.
* tiptoe over rocks or lightly float in air currents overhead.
* transfer all hunting skills and techniques to their offspring.
* use wide repertoire of sounds and body language for communication.
* working the surface often indicate shad.
+ Bird, Flight:
  * Some birds can 'glide' on air currents without flapping. Many birds use this method when they are about to land. Some birds can also 'hover' and remain in one place. This method is used by birds of prey such as falcons that are looking for something to eat. Seagulls are also good at 'hovering', particularly if there is a strong breeze. The most expert 'hovering' birds are tiny hummingbirds which can beat their wings both backwards and forwards and can stay quite still in the air while they dip their long beaks into flowers to feed on the sweet nectar.