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  2. Glaucous gull - Wikipedia

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    This gull breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic.It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the United States, also on the Great Lakes. A few birds sometimes reach the southern USA and ...

  3. Gyrfalcon - Wikipedia

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    A high-latitude species, the gyrfalcon breeds on the Arctic coasts and tundra, the islands of northern North America and the Eurosiberian region, where it is mainly a resident species. Some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season or in winter, and individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances. Its plumage varies with ...

  4. Category:Birds of the Arctic - Wikipedia

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    This is an aggregate group of birds that live in the Arctic. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A.

  5. Arctic tern - Wikipedia

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    The birds follow a somewhat convoluted course in order to take advantage of prevailing winds. [15] The average Arctic tern lives about 30 years and will, based on the above research, travel some 2.4 million km (1.5 million mi) during its lifetime, the equivalent of a roundtrip from Earth to the Moon more than three times. [16]

  6. Northern fulmar - Wikipedia

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    The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), fulmar, [2] or Arctic fulmar [3] is an abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. There has been one confirmed sighting in the Southern Hemisphere , with a single bird seen south of New Zealand . [ 4 ]

  7. 9 Ways To Attract Birds To Your Yard Other Than Hanging A ...

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    Having birds in the garden creates a lively space and a free show where you can observe them eating, looking for caterpillars, using a birdbath, or drinking water.Setting up a birdhouse doesn't ...

  8. Purple sandpiper - Wikipedia

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    In the high arctic the sandpiper breeds at low altitude on the tundra, sometimes far from the coastline, but in the subarctic regions of Sweden and Norway it breeds on barren mountain sides near the limit of the frozen ground. Birds breeding at high latitudes migrate south and spend the winter on rocky shores on both sides of the north Atlantic.

  9. 'Lies my mother told me:' Debunking cold-weather myths

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    "In those studies, volunteers were dressed in Arctic survival suits and exposed to bitterly cold conditions. Because it was the only part of their bodies left uncovered, most of their heat was ...