Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus)
ORDER: PELECANIFORMES
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FAMILY: PHALACROCORACIDAE
~ July 2o, 2010
Ballona Wetlands, CA
Comorants are considered to be pests by some. I read on the Cornell Birding site that they sometimes confuse a rock for one of their eggs in their nests!