Appearance:
Small cormorant
Small head
Thin bill
Adult:
Glossy black body
Patches of white on flanks (breeding plumage)
Dark red on face is hard to see
Immature:
Very plain dark brown
Listen to its call.
Whenever I visit Cattle Point, one of these birds always seems to be roosting on top of the large navigational marker in the channel. They appear to be solitary birds, unlike the majority of the others around the area who can be quite gregarious. Sometimes I have seen them in a small group though, perched on the bottom of the marker.
Learn more about the Pelagic Cormorant.
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