Welp cormorants are pretty big birds and this sucker was only the size of a
wood duck. It's possible it was an immature one or a immature Glossy Ibis
since it's "dark" and has a goose neck also. I dont remember the beak being
that big though. I'm gonna try to track it down and find it's nest and see
if I can get a better look with some binoculars.

I did see a few weeks ago in the field a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron which
was AMAZING.

I dont mind these birds living there I had just hoped it would be later
rather than sooner. I just stocked the pond a few weeks ago and was hoping
to get the fish population started before predators moved in. =(


"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,

Saw a strange bird at my pond yesterday. It was the same size
of
a woodduck (which is about 3/4 the size of a normal duck), black or VERY
dark blue, had a neck like a goose, and flew into and sat in trees. I'm
thinking it may be a baby herring that hadnt developed it's colors yet.
I'm
in western PA zone 5. Any ideas?

Sam