pictures from trip to Jericho bay Aug 26 great cormorant chick check

I wen to Jericho Bay to check on the two great Cormorant colonies over there.

nesting area empty cormorants down by the shore at Southern Mark SW corner

young eagle on the island

Cormorant colony on the east side of Southern Mark Isle au Haut beyond,  there were 8 Great Cormorant nests among about 100 double-crested cormorant nests at this site, in early June.

Young eagle above the nesting area east side, 

there were some young cormorants along the shoreline, including some greats the four on the left, I saw a total of 9 young great cormorant.

more young cormorant off the south west end

 

eagle on threebush Island

Brimstone ledge, empty cormorant nests

 I saw seven young great cormorant there had been 12 nests in early June.

great cormorant on Brimstone ledge

Great Cormorant Brimstone ledge

Trees retaking little spoon

there were 6 eagles around great spoon

Empty cormorant nests on the black horse

near the Big Brewster off the Western Ear