Date: 6/21/25 9:50 am From: eBird alert via groups.io <alert.ebird...> Subject: [slocobirding] [eBird Alert] San Luis Obispo County Rare Bird Alert
*** Species Summary:
- Neotropic Cormorant (1 report)
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Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported Jun 19, 2025 12:25 by Petra Clayton
- Morro Creek mouth, San Luis Obispo, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.8624411&<ll...>,-120.8624411 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S252186971 - Media: 15 Photos
- Comments: "Second year bird continuing since 6/9/25 (Tom Edell)
The bird flew in from the below the creek mouth and landed on the sycamore tree, about 100 yards up-creek from the pedestrian bridge. It seemed to be wet and started preening, including spreading its wings. Then it remained perched and appeared to be resting.
Dark head, neck and back; a lighter mottled breast and belly; tattered tail feathers; orange gular patch with a pale border forming a V at the gape; dark supraloral area (no yellow supraloral patch as with a Double-crested Cormorant); yellow hooked bill with darkish culmen on the upper mandible.
**Birds of the Word**
Self-Maintenance: "Much time is spent out of water in self-maintenance, as time spent in water feeding is relatively short since Neotropic Cormorant is an efficient fisher. When plumage becomes water-soaked, which reduces buoyancy, much time is needed to dry and preen. During flight and/or upon reaching a suitable perch, a bird shakes itself free of most water; then, begins to sun using a "wing-spread" posture typical of all cormorants. This posture is maintained for long periods until feathers dry. Then plumage is preened with bill, using oil from uropygial gland.""
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