on 2012-05-30 15:07 P. J. Alling wrote
That sounds more like an Ahinga, they don't have the oils that Cormorants have so they have to dry their wings out between each dive. Cormorants don't have to do that and seldom do. The two birds look very much alike otherwise.
i looked up anhingas and learned they do not reach Maine, where in my youth i often saw cormorants spread their wings; i see what i call cormorants fairly often in Colorado too, most commonly flying over my house, but sometimes in the spread-wing pose in riparian areas; i suppose we're warm enough anhingas could migrate here, so i'll take a closer look next time; a key distinguishing characteristic is that cormorants have hooked tips of their bills, while anhingas' bills are straight-pointed
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