smittyone@cox.net Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Double-crested Cormorants are beginning to migrate through western Iowa/eastern Nebraska. I've seen immature ones before, but this is the whitest one I've ever seen. Just want to make sure it's not one of those "other" Cormorants. If it is just a young DCCO, can someone explain why it's so much lighter than any other young ones I've seen migrate through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Double-Crested is pretty much the only species of cormorant you’d get in the central US. As for the whiteness of the bird, it doesn’t seem too unusual in immatures: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/256877821#_ga=2.109593991.364056019.1598518373-1878611187.1595219754 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 There are no other North American cormorants that get this white below, and the field guides show that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smittyone@cox.net Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Of course you are both right. Because it was much lighter than I'm used to seeing, wishful thinking made me ignore the obvious features. Was hoping to add to my string of new Lifer birds over the last couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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