cormorant

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Now, the pond was murky, and a cormorant stood hunting at the water’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

In 2018, there were also claims that Australians tried to rig the contest in favour of the shag - a species of cormorant.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

At its 2013 peak, this was the largest double-crested cormorant colony in North America, with some 30,000 birds, more than 40% of the species’ population in the western U.S., according to the Corps.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

The ban could also benefit two other endangered seabirds, the Cape gannet and Cape cormorant, that also rely on sardine and anchovy as their primary food source, Waller says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2023

There was much to take—my two birds, the skirt I had made, the stone utensils, my beads and earrings, the cormorant feathers, and all of my baskets and weapons.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell