Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Cormorant at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Phalacrocorax carbo | ArcherCallaway | 14 Oct 2018 | |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | JonSteinbeck | 14 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
While I was watching the Little Black Cormorants I realised there was a Great Cormorant perched on a rock overlooking the dam. It was not disturbed by the other cormorants. It initially did not seem to pay any attention to me. I sat down where I was since I did not want to disturb it. That was when the other cormorants flew off. After a while the Great Cormorant also decided to leave. It took off from the rock, initially heading low over the water but rather than flying towards Lake Burley Griffin it banked to the east, circling the dam twice before it finally headed in the direction of the lake.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073785-35.291638
- Altitude 580.0m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2018 09:03 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phalacrocorax carbo Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Phalacrocorax carbo Scientific name
- Great Cormorant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 852.3m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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