Report of a Brandt's Cormorant in Golden, CO, Jefferson County

[Joe Roller]

I have received inquiries about the eBird report of a Brandt's Comorant at a small (freshwater)

pond in a development in Golden, CO. 

Best not to get too excited, as it is not likely to pass review by eBird ID reviewers. 

"Brandt's" is loyal to the Pacific coast, being a salt water obligate, and if one gets as far east as the Central Valley

of California, it is a rarity there. There are no eBird reports east of there, not one. 

In case you wondered, Johann von Brandt (1802 – 1879) was a German naturalist who did most of this work in Russia

and was buried in Estonia (after he died). He was the first to describe "his" cormorant, based on specimens

Russian sailors brought back from excursions to Northern California in the early 1800's.

Joe Roller, Denver