Not a common murre is it? black and white. They are normally a coastal bird. I've seen them in the Seward and Prince William Sound areas. They're about 16-17 inches long compared to a raven's 22-27 inches.
Not a common murre. Midway between gray jay and raven in size and posture, shape. Not a gull at all. At first I thought it was a raven from its song, which could have been a raven having some fun, and from first glance it was ravenlike until I noticed the white. In flight it shows a lot of white. The color is coal black and brilliant white in large solid areas, wings and body. There may have been a second one, but probably not. Thin bill, moderate length. Seemed shy and uncertain. Almost seemed tame, flew off slowly, but a big, strong bird about half the weight of a raven.