I have seen cormorants several times on my own farm pond and my neighbor's. Both ponds are less than an acre. Earlier this summer one roosted in a tree right behind the house.
Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN On Sep 10, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Lynne Davis wrote:
This evening, Sept 10, I went out to feed the bluegills and bass in my farm pond. This pond is about 50 x 60 feet and maybe six feet deep at one end. The dry weather earlier this summer made the water level go down and tall grass has grown up at the water's edge in many places. When the water came up, the grass became semi- submerged. Tonight, as I walked to the edge of the pond, I heard a sort of squawk from behind a patch of grass and two birds emerged flying swiftly. They gained altitude quickly and flew away down the ridge. I only got a quick look at one. It was mostly black with a little grayish-white on its outstretched neck. Wings, neck and tail were about the same length. Would cormorants come to a small pond? If not, what could these have been?Lynne Davis Seymour, Sevier County
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