Black Guillemots are an alcid, a group that includes murres and puffins. They are a winter visitor on our coast here in New England. Guillemots are about the size of a crow, 12 inches (32 cm). This one has lost most of its black breeding plumage now that it is winter. They eat fish and other small marine life and are excellent divers that can stay under for up to 2 minutes. We see some fairly close to shore but they are also found further out to sea. Their legs are very far back on their body so they are not very well suited to the land. They nest close to shore as a result.
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