Black-faced Cormorant
COMMON NAME: Black-faced Cormorant
CATEGORIES: Inlet
Often mistaken for penguins, these cormorants can be seen sitting on buoys or along the water’s edge at the inlet.
Black-faced Cormorants can be distinguished from other cormorants by their black mask, black bill and aquamarine eyes.
They are present year round in small numbers.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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