Cormerant

shoppes on the bay · 09-06-2011, 07:50 PM

wait until you find out just how much like cement cormorant droppings are!

maybe its their diet down here but they are a royal pain in the tail feathers to clean of you dock and boat! sticky and extremely oderous when wet and once dry -- you need a chisel!

hilltopper · 09-07-2011, 09:44 AM

Cormorants showed up on Lake Champlain in 1981 and their numbers exploded. Their droppings basically killed all the vegetation on the islands they chose to nest on. They're voracious feeders and had a negative affect on the fish population. These are not birds I'd be happy to see in numbers on Lake Winni!

dayvsea · 10-09-2011, 04:59 PM

Yah i think ecologically they are not a good thing...They will sit there sometimes till sun comes out then they dry their wings before they will fly...

Slickcraft · 06-14-2013, 11:52 AM

This one has spent a lot of time on this swim platform the last two days, two camps north of us on Welch. On occasion a 2nd slightly smaller one is on the platform as well. Word must be out amongst the birds that the camp owner claims good fishing in the area.

ishoot308 · 06-15-2013, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

This one has spent a lot of time on this swim platform the last two days, two camps north of us on Welch. On occasion a 2nd slightly smaller one is on the platform as well. Word must be out amongst the birds that the camp owner claims good fishing in the area.

That Cormorant made a mess of my raft big time!! Time to get a paintball gun and have some target practice!

Dan

ApS · 06-16-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shoppes on the bay

wait until you find out just how much like cement cormorant droppings are!

Maybe its their diet down here but they are a royal pain in the tail feathers to clean off your dock and boat! sticky and extremely odorous when wet and once dry -- you need a chisel!

So this sight might indicate the need for a boat cover?

Life is Wild · 11-03-2013, 12:29 PM

For those of you who clicked on the link about wing-spreading, it does a good job conveying some of the newest finds on cormorant and anhinga behavior, but also mentions the turkey vultures also practice wing-spreading. It doesn't include, though, that one reason vultures spread their wings and bask in sunlight is to let the Sun's rays make their feathers inhospitable to some of the bacteria that collects on them as a result of touching carrion. This is true of African vultures, and I have no proof that it applies to the turkey vulture, but it is food for thought.

10-09-2011, 04:59 PM	#3
dayvsea Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 115 Thanks: 45 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Yah i think ecologically they are not a good thing...They will sit there sometimes till sun comes out then they dry their wings before they will fly... __________________ "Honesty is the best policy."

06-14-2013, 11:52 AM	#4
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,329 Thanks: 1,241 Thanked 2,118 Times in 968 Posts	This one has spent a lot of time on this swim platform the last two days, two camps north of us on Welch. On occasion a 2nd slightly smaller one is on the platform as well. Word must be out amongst the birds that the camp owner claims good fishing in the area. Attached Images

11-03-2013, 12:29 PM	#7
Life is Wild Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 28 Thanks: 22 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Vultures wing-spreading For those of you who clicked on the link about wing-spreading, it does a good job conveying some of the newest finds on cormorant and anhinga behavior, but also mentions the turkey vultures also practice wing-spreading. It doesn't include, though, that one reason vultures spread their wings and bask in sunlight is to let the Sun's rays make their feathers inhospitable to some of the bacteria that collects on them as a result of touching carrion. This is true of African vultures, and I have no proof that it applies to the turkey vulture, but it is food for thought.

09-06-2011, 07:50 PM	#1
shoppes on the bay Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: alton bay Posts: 49 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	wait until you find out just how much like cement cormorant droppings are! maybe its their diet down here but they are a royal pain in the tail feathers to clean of you dock and boat! sticky and extremely oderous when wet and once dry -- you need a chisel!

09-07-2011, 09:44 AM	#2
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 727 Thanks: 25 Thanked 109 Times in 70 Posts	Cormorants showed up on Lake Champlain in 1981 and their numbers exploded. Their droppings basically killed all the vegetation on the islands they chose to nest on. They're voracious feeders and had a negative affect on the fish population. These are not birds I'd be happy to see in numbers on Lake Winni!

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