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Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

An overall black bird with a long neck. There is orange at the base of the bill and up around the eye.

Habitat:

Widely distributed in North America on the coasts, and on inland rivers and lakes. There were a couple at this park in town.

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Double-crested Cormorant

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Comments (4)
AshleyT
Thanks Tom, Emily, and Hemma :)
Tom15
Nice series of photos Ashley! You got the double crest in the pictures plus nice detail in the feathers.

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PublishedMarch 3, 2013

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