cormorant
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A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park that was home to dozens of soon-to-hatch double-crested cormorant eggs became unstable after strong winds, prompting a rescue mission to remove the eggs earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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
The Coast Guard said three live birds — a cormorant, a loon and a grebe — were found sullied with oil and were being treated.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 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
Lyra exulted in it, feeling with him as he flew, and urging him mentally to provoke the old tillerman’s cormorant daemon into a race.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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