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                       
                
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