Double-crested I think --- you can see the yellow throat pouch. Also, the feathers don't appear as pointed-looking on the wings as a Neotropic's. This is one time when a photo helps make the id. -- until I'm proven wrong, of course! LOL. Judy Kestner Corpus Christi ----- Original Message ----- From: <MiriamEagl@xxxxxxx> To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:10 AM Subject: [texbirds] Cormorant ID > Hi, all! > > A friend sent me a very good photo of a cormorant taken near Corpus > Christi > that I'm actually ruminating over, as it seems to have characters of both > Neo and DC (and unfortunately two of the better ID clues - size > comparison > and tail length - are not discernable in the photo)! I've posted the > photo > here: > > _http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/Mystery%20Cormorant.html_ > (http://miriameaglemon.com/photo_gallery/Mystery%20Cormorant.html) > > Ideas? Comments? > Mary Beth Stowe > McAllen, TX > _www.miriameaglemon.com_ (http://www.miriameaglemon.com/) > > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking > permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner