For those who know a lot more about this than I do, or who just want some
light reading, the URL for the paper on divergence within guillemots,
"Sequence Variation on the Guillemot (Alcidae: Cepphus) Mitochondrial
Control Region and its Nuclear Homolog" by Kidd and Friesen is
http://mbe.oxford
The Black Guillemot was present again this morning at Sebonac Inlet, Suffolk Co.
In life, the bird's white plumage and dainty bill were very distinctive-looking
compared to New England birds. As noted before, the paucity of dark markings on
the head, neck, and back are particularly striking in v
