Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-05 Thread Robert Lewis
s definitely do show this much white as immatures, even adults. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY --- On Sat, 1/5/13, John Gluth wrote: > From: John Gluth > Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County > To: "NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts" > Date: Saturday

Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-05 Thread Robert Lewis
white as immatures, even adults. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY --- On Sat, 1/5/13, John Gluth jgl...@optonline.net wrote: From: John Gluth jgl...@optonline.net Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County To: NYSBIRDS-L-for posts posts NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Date

Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread John Gluth
I guess it's the nature of we birder's to want to turn a poorly seen and/or seemingly out of the ordinary bird into a rarity. But while John Haas' self-described poor quality photos ARE distant, blurry, and overly contrasty, they are not so bad as to rule out the most probable identification—

Re: [nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread Joel Horman
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread Robert Lewis
Interesting photos of the cormorant.  I am no expert on cormorants, but it seems to strongly resemble a race of the European Cormorant, phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, or maybe maroccanus.  Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY --- On Fri, 1/4/13, vanh...@citlink.net wrote: From: vanh...@citlink.net

Re: [nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread Robert Lewis
Interesting photos of the cormorant.  I am no expert on cormorants, but it seems to strongly resemble a race of the European Cormorant, phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, or maybe maroccanus.  Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY --- On Fri, 1/4/13, vanh...@citlink.net vanh...@citlink.net wrote: From:

Re: [nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread Joel Horman
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

Re:[nysbirds-l] Unusual Cormorant at Rye Beach, Westchester County

2013-01-04 Thread John Gluth
I guess it's the nature of we birder's to want to turn a poorly seen and/or seemingly out of the ordinary bird into a rarity. But while John Haas' self-described poor quality photos ARE distant, blurry, and overly contrasty, they are not so bad as to rule out the most probable identification—