If this is not a wildly aberrant plumage, I would have to say that these photos most resemble a species I saw off Ushuaia, the southern tip of Argentina, the Imperial Shag, which would be quite remarkable. But with birds, nothing is impossible. ( I do have some photos if anyone has an interest in seeing them.)
Joel Horman, Ridge, NY On 1/4/13 9:28 PM, vanh...@citlink.net wrote: > Today I birded Westchester County. While scanning the beach and rocks > at Rye Town Park I spotted an unusual cormorant on the rocks. The > bird had an entirely white belly, throat, and chin. A defined line > demarked the face, causing a black cap and white chin. The > bill appeared thin. My first thought was Great Cormorant, but I'm not > really sure about that. The bird remained on the rocks for the > duration of my stay. If anyone has any input as to the identity of > this bird I would appreciate the input. I have never seen a cormorant > that resembled this bird. The less than stellar photos can be found > on my blog at http://bashakillbirder.wordpress.com John Haas > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
