<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I noticed them on the Anacortes ferry dock about a month ago. The ones I saw were ‘nestled’ under a little overhang on the top of the ‘pilings’. When I saw them they were definitely Pelagic as were most of the cormorants, but there were a few DC. <div><br></div><div>The bills are thin and stature of the birds in your photo is noticeably smaller than DC. And I’m pretty sure that DC always have a certain amount of yellow gulag pouch. </div><div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Benedict</div><div>Seahurst, WA<div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Aug 21, 2023, at 17:32, Trileigh Tucker <TRI@seattleu.edu> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">Hi Tweets,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">From the ferry about to leave the Anacortes dock for San Juan Island on Friday, I spotted two active<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/53133621873/in/dateposted/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">cormorant nests</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>amid a bunch of standing cormorants.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">An experienced birder standing next to me identified the nesting birds (and presumably most of the others) as Double-cresteds. But I’m leaning toward Pelagic, based on the thin beak and the lack of orange skin around the base of the beak. Before I post the sighting on eBird, I’d love to get your take. Lighting was poor (backlit), but I’ve lightened the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/53133621873/in/dateposted/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">photo</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to try to get enough detail to confirm species. What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">Thanks much,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">Trileigh<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">Trileigh Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);">Pelly Valley, West Seattle <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><a href="http://naturalpresencearts.com/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(3, 49, 96);">NaturalPresenceArts.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Lucida Bright", serif; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">Tweeters mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>