floraphile Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 22 Mar 2022 Baldwin co. AL; bayside public park; heavy woods; trails; marsh; cypress swamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Feels like a cormorant to me. Definitely wait for one of the 'experts' I'm regularly assured are here. Edited March 22 by Charlie Spencer 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 6 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Feels like a cormorant to me. Definitely wait for one of the 'experts' I'm regularly assured are here. Agreed. Double-crested is most likely 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 15 minutes ago, floraphile said: 22 Mar 2022 Baldwin co. AL; bayside public park; heavy woods; trails; marsh; cypress swamp I loved Bayside! The internal boardwalk through the swampy area was really cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, Avery said: I loved Bayside! The internal boardwalk through the swampy area was really cool! ❤️ It's a soothing place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 9 minutes ago, Avery said: Agreed. Double-crested is most likely I didn't want to guess as to species. While I agree DCCO is most likely, I couldn't eliminate Neotrop from those photos and was too lazy to look at range maps and distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, Avery said: Agreed. Double-crested is most likely It does look like the usual DCC now that I look at the picture--especially with that tail. I'm not sure why I thought otherwise in the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Yes, this is a DCCO. The “crooked neck” in flight, combined with the short tail, support this ID. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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