From Barbara Butler on 11/29/06: "This
afternoon I found a first year Great Cormorant on Upper Kay's
Pond, aka Drake Lake.... that big pond on Netherwood Road at
Gretna Road. I noticed a big dark bird perched on the island,
low over the water. As I drove by the white belly was noticable.
So I turned around and checked it out with my scope. The belly
was light all the way down. The yellow on the bill was not
as extensive as on a Double-crested Cormorant. Only under the
eye, not above it, nor did the yellow extend into the beak.
We have a very few records of Great Cormorants along the river.
This is the first "inland" record that I know of.
Great Cormorants have been becoming more common in the region
over the last several years." The
bird was last reported seen 12/16/06.
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