![Neotropic Cormorant](https://scottsimmons.smugmug.com/DailyShoots/2016/01-02/i-D8NhLRh/1/L/_MG_1667-L.jpg) |
Neotropic Cormorant
Jan 2, 2016 |
On New Year's Day our family drove down to Palm Beach County to visit my brother-in-law. The following morning I decided to visit Wakodahatchee Wetlands. It's a wonderful place with a beautifully maintained board walk that takes you through the wetlands. My primary hope was to see the Neotropic Cormorant that has been hanging out here. It took a while, but eventually it showed itself--a nice, bright white line surrounding its gular pouch. My father and I also visited the park on Dec. 27th, so I thought I'd share photos from both of my visits. My December visit was the first day I'd seen a Neotropic Cormorant in the U.S.
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Neotropic Cormorant
December 27, 2015 |
I also saw another cormorant that looks like it might be a hybrid Neotropic x Double-crested Cormorant, but I'm no expert on these things. It seems to have the white outline to the yellow gular pouch, but it's more faint than it should be.
![Neotropic Cormorant X Double-crested Cormorant Hybrid](https://scottsimmons.smugmug.com/DailyShoots/2016/01-02/i-Qwb2tpQ/0/L/_MG_1661-L.jpg) |
Neotropic x Double-crested Cormorant Hybrid
January 2, 2016 |
The wetlands area is a wonderful place for ducks, wading birds and other marshy birds. All kinds of herons and egrets can be seen here.
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Tricolored Heron
December 27, 2015 |
![Black-crowned Night Heron](https://scottsimmons.smugmug.com/DailyShoots/2016/01-02/i-PQH6xq4/0/X2/_MG_1676-X2.jpg) |
Black-crowned Night Heron
January 2, 2016 |
And some even breed here
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