Brandt's Cormorant - Sandheads, BC
One of the three cormorants to live off the coast around Metro Vancouver is the Brandt's cormorant along with the Double-crested and Pelagic cormorants. These Brant's are different that the other two in that they are almost always found in full open salt water and in the winter are found in large groups. Physically, the birds have a tan gullet and a glossy green sheen but in breeding season, the blue throat and white plumes behind the cheeks. This was at Sandheads just of the coast from Steveston on an Important Bird Area (IBA) count of the Fraser River Delta