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Phalacrocorax auritus
2 1/2 - 3 ft. Large dark bird; thin bill; orange on throat (red during mating season) often stands with wings outspread. Note beak tip is downturned. bill tilts up when in water. Also sit low in water.
Spotted on Willoughby Lake. Coasts and freshwater.
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