Bird ID help
Jan 9, 2022 10:23:59 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
Not a bird guy here. I was using pandemic time to work through some old photos and found this one from 2003. It had to be taken from a boat on the Mississippi in the area of central Illinois/Missouri. Curious to know what kind of birds these are -- thanks.
Jan 9, 2022 10:27:53 #
Jan 9, 2022 10:39:18 #
Quixdraw wrote:
Looks like Cormorants.
I agree with QD ...looks like the Cormorants...here's a shot I took of some on Lake Francis in Valier MT a few years ago.
Jan 9, 2022 10:59:48 #
Jan 10, 2022 13:21:39 #
Jan 10, 2022 13:47:57 #
Jan 10, 2022 13:55:11 #
Could they be cormorants? If shot in Florida, they would be for sure.
Jan 10, 2022 14:29:35 #
Ysarex
Loc: St. Louis
CPR wrote:
Could they be cormorants? If shot in Florida, they would be for sure.
I went back and checked that photo for location. It was definitely taken in the Mississippi river on 4/27/2003 near the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
Jan 10, 2022 15:29:31 #
Double-crested cormorants. The yellow-orange area around the bill is the key marking.
Jan 13, 2022 18:52:05 #
CindyHouk wrote:
I agree with QD ...looks like the Cormorants...here's a shot I took of some on Lake Francis in Valier MT a few years ago.
Double Crested Cormorants
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