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. 2015 Jan 15;3:e704. doi: 10.7717/peerj.704

Table 2.

The 18 species included in our analysis of the Puget Sound Seabird Survey. Rows in bold represent species that breed locally (in Puget Sound).

Common name Scientific name Group
Common murre Uria aalge Alcids
Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus Alcids
Pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba Alcids
Rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Alcids
Brandt’s cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Cormorants
Pelagic cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus Cormorants
Horned grebe Podiceps auritus Grebes
Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena Grebes
Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Grebes
Common loon Gavia immer Loons
Pacific loon Gavia pacifica Loons
Red-throated loon Gavia stellata Loons
Brant Branta bernicla Waterfowl
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Waterfowl
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Waterfowl
Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus Waterfowl
Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata Waterfowl
White-winged scoter Melanitta deglandi Waterfowl