[TN-Bird] Possible Neotropic Cormorant at the Duck River Unit
- From: Ruben Stoll <birdhunterrws@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:03:21 -0500
Sunday August 12, Duck River Unit, TNWR, Humphreys County. Adam and I saw
what we think may be a Neotropic Cormorant with the hundreds of Double
Cresteds in pool 1. We got a good long look of the bird interacting with
the other Cormorants, though it was too far away for photographs. The bird
was bickering with an adult Double Crested for a few minutes for the right
to perch on a dead stob. It appeared well able to defend it's perch in
spite of being about a third smaller. It was also slimmer, had a smaller
head and a shorter beak. We were able to get a good size comparision when
they were face to face biting at each other. The overall plumage of the
bird also appeared darker and more glossy than any of the other Cormorants.
What do you think? Does this sound right? I probably should have reported 9
white Ibis that I saw on Friday the tenth, also in pool 1 up at the far
end. Ruben Stoll.
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