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Tufted Puffin Sounds

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Washington, August 05, 1954Recorded by Ernest S. Booth / Macaulay Library
Calls
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Washington, August 05, 1954Recorded by Ernest S. Booth / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Low, rather guttural calls sounding like growling, purring, and wailing.

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Auks, Murres, and Puffins(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae)

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