cormorant

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A great blue heron balanced on a dock and watched me; a cormorant eyed me curiously.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

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

An Antarctic cormorant on western Graham Land was also infected yet apparently unharmed.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024

The cormorant is a deeply misunderstood and maligned species, said Melisa Colvin, bird curator at the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Nor did I ever kill another cormorant for its beautiful feathers, though they have long, thin necks and make ugly sounds when they talk to each other.

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