Ontbirds subscribers, At 7:40 a.m., Dan Kaczynski and I saw an adult Neotropic Cormorant in the bay off of Thickson's Woods. It was seen in direct comparison with a group of 10 Double-crested Cormorants and scores of Red-breasted Mergansers. The bird was barely longer or heavier looking than the many Red-breasted Mergansers when first found and it was much smaler than the group of Double-crested Cormorants when it joined them. It also had a much smaller head, thinner neck and noticeably shorter bill than the Double-crested Cormorants. The rear of the gular pouch was surrounded by a narrow white feathered border that came to a sharp point in the rear and extended across and under the chin. At 7:50 a.m., Dan saw the bird fly east with the group of 10 Double-crested Cormorants until it went around Stephenson Point to the east. I am heading over to the east to see if it can be re-found between here and Oshawa Second Marsh. To reach Thickson's Woods, take Hwy 401 to exit 412 (Thickson Rd. S.) and travel south all the way to the terminus at the cul-de-sac for the Waterfront Trail. Park here and walk south from the cul-de-sac along the last portion of Thickson Rd. S. right to the lake. Walk east on the private road (Crystal Beach Boulevard) until you reach #330 - the Neotropic Cormorant was seen in the bay off here and later flew east around the point to the east of this bay. Glenn CoadyWhitby, Ontario _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/