Common Murre Fathers Take Over

Imagine the nesting cliff of Common Murres, 100 feet above the ocean. Suddenly, a small murre chick, only three weeks old and just one-quarter the weight of an adult, lunges off the cliff, gliding clumsily to the water below. Soon other chicks follow, splashing into the sea. The chicks’ fathers will now tend their young for up to two months. The father feeds the fledgling and teaches it to forage for itself. For more information, visit Cornell's AllAboutBirds. To find your local Audubon chapter, click here.

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