Anhinga or Cormorant

Pond Boss Magazine

https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg

Advertisment

Newest Members

Squeaker, Chessie, Mypondlife, InvasivepondPump, winscbk
18,772 Registered Users

Forum Statistics

Forums36

Topics41,401

Posts563,175

Members18,772

Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023

Who's Online Now

4 members (4CornersPuddle, Fishingadventure, catscratch, Tinylake), 494 guests, and 72 robots.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Print Thread

Anhinga or Cormorant #539466 09/01/21 07:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 145 Likes: 59 Ohio, Coshocton S Stressless OP
OP Stressless S Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 145 Likes: 59 Ohio, Coshocton	Hurricanes and wildlife - beamed into the farm a saw a critter that I am very familiar with down here but don't recall in my decades in TOO. The only logical thing I can guess - besides he's eating my fish - is that he's blown way outa his how range. I'm assuming it's a fairly rare sighting but regardless it's first of it's species on the farm. Anhinga [video:youtube] [/video] Last edited by Stressless; 09/04/21 07:14 AM. 8 Ponds in Mid-East Ohio, three streams that merge to 1. Fishbowl Pond - 1.5 acre, family swimming hole, 22' Figure 8 Pond - 1.25 acre, 12' Crescent Pond - 2 acre 11'

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539472 09/02/21 06:04 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA	Damn!!! I didn't think we got those this far north!! Not good! Is that drone footage? Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539474 09/02/21 06:43 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,236 Likes: 370 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,236 Likes: 370 Central Ohio	You sure it wasn't a double crested cormorant (aka Water Turkey)? We get those in Ahia - I had one here briefly last year. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Anhinga Theo Gallus #539475 09/02/21 06:46 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA	Originally Posted by Theo Gallus You sure it wasn't a double crested cormorant (aka Water Turkey)? We get those in Ahia - I had one here briefly last year. Did it say 'hello' to your little friend? Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
	1 member likes this: Stressless

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539476 09/02/21 07:47 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,750 Likes: 295 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile... R RAH Lunker
RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,750 Likes: 295 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile...	I saw one of these for the first time at one of my ponds a few weeks back. They apparently are seen at Goose Pond in Indiana as well.

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539483 09/02/21 02:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,644 Likes: 346 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,644 Likes: 346 Miss.	AKA cormorants and water turkeys

Re: Anhinga ewest #539488 09/02/21 03:51 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas	Aren’t anhinga and cormorants a separate species? Had one last week and one today. Today’s had white on it which makes me think anhinga female.... curious if they are separate species

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539490 09/02/21 06:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,388 Likes: 869 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,388 Likes: 869 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	This from Univ of FL: The best way to tell if a bird in question is a cormorant or anhinga is to use their beaks. Anhingas use their long, straight, pointed beak to spear their prey. Cormorants, on the other hand, use their hooked bills to grab their prey. Both species hunt their prey by submerging themselves underwater.J aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management
	2 members like this: jpsdad, Stressless

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539501 09/03/21 07:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA	Seems you have to be from Ahia to know the difference..... Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539507 09/03/21 08:53 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,236 Likes: 370 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,236 Likes: 370 Central Ohio	We knows all kinds of things. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Anhinga Bill Cody #539515 09/03/21 11:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas	Originally Posted by Bill Cody This from Univ of FL: The best way to tell if a bird in question is a cormorant or anhinga is to use their beaks. Anhingas use their long, straight, pointed beak to spear their prey. Cormorants, on the other hand, use their hooked bills to grab their prey. Both species hunt their prey by submerging themselves underwater.J Problem Bill is you have to be real close (lol) to see the difference.......

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539534 09/04/21 07:11 AM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 145 Likes: 59 Ohio, Coshocton S Stressless OP
OP Stressless S Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 145 Likes: 59 Ohio, Coshocton	Thanks guys - I had to go do a lil digging but in this case it was worth it - It was is Double Crested Cormorant - not the Anhinga. He was still eating my fish.... - Slender, long-necked with a straight, pointy bill, wearing a snazzy jacket = Anhinga. - Shorter necked , hooked, curved and orange bill, wearing basic black = Cormorant! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to learn more about these birds visit: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birders: Anhinga The Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birders: Double-crested Cormorant Last edited by Stressless; 09/04/21 07:11 AM. 8 Ponds in Mid-East Ohio, three streams that merge to 1. Fishbowl Pond - 1.5 acre, family swimming hole, 22' Figure 8 Pond - 1.25 acre, 12' Crescent Pond - 2 acre 11'

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539576 09/06/21 08:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 517 Likes: 38 Forsyth County, NC Steve_
Steve_ Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 517 Likes: 38 Forsyth County, NC	If you're lucky, you may even find a Cramorant. It's funny, because I started playing Pokémon with my son again, and when I came across this one, I was like, "Hey! I know where they got its name from!" Before getting into the pond world, I never would've known this. "In the age of information, ignorance is a choice." - Donny Miller

Re: Anhinga Stressless #539601 09/07/21 12:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh. D DonoBBD
DonoBBD D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh.	Open season on the cormorant in our ponds in Ontario Canada. They can eat well over their body weight in fish per day and their waste is like battery acid. Cheers Don. Attached Images Last edited by DonoBBD; 09/07/21 12:49 PM. http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 7/8th of an acre, Perch only pond, Ontario, Canada.

Re: Anhinga DonoBBD #539602 09/07/21 12:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 192 Oakwood,Texas	Unfortunately they are protected in the US......

Re: Anhinga Pat Williamson #539604 09/07/21 01:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh. D DonoBBD
DonoBBD D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,058 Likes: 7 Ontario, Canada, Eh.	Originally Posted by Pat Williamson Unfortunately they are protected in the US...... Why? I don't see any good from them. http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 7/8th of an acre, Perch only pond, Ontario, Canada.

Re: Anhinga DonoBBD #539605 09/07/21 01:04 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,063 Likes: 370 Somerset, PA	Originally Posted by DonoBBD Originally Posted by Pat Williamson Unfortunately they are protected in the US...... Why? I don't see any good from them. We do lot's of stupid stuff down here, Dono!!! Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Anhinga DonoBBD #539606 09/07/21 02:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,803 Likes: 75 Wills Point, Tx Zep Hall of Fame 2014
Zep Hall of Fame 2014 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,803 Likes: 75 Wills Point, Tx	Originally Posted by DonoBBD their waste is like battery acid. Tell me about it! They could be protected on public water, not private water, and there would still be millions and millions of them. Fishing has never been about the fish....

Re: Anhinga or Cormorant Stressless #539635 09/08/21 10:38 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,644 Likes: 346 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,644 Likes: 346 Miss.	They are not very smart - this one thought it was a beaver. Last edited by ewest; 09/08/21 10:39 AM.
	2 members like this: DonoBBD, Vortex 4

Re: Anhinga or Cormorant ewest #539658 09/09/21 02:25 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 3,868 Likes: 301 East Texas, USA A anthropic
anthropic A Joined: May 2014 Posts: 3,868 Likes: 301 East Texas, USA	Makes me want to set out lots of, uh, beaver traps. 7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160

Moderated by Bill Cody, Bruce Condello, catmandoo, Chris Steelman, Dave Davidson1, esshup, ewest, FireIsHot, Omaha, Sunil, teehjaeh57

Hop To

Link Copied to Clipboard

Today's Birthdays

DannyMac, jakeb

Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Anhinga or Cormorant