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Anhinga Or Cormorant – both have long necks and dive to catch fish for food. However,
How To Tell The Difference there are many differences between the two. The first difference
is the shape of their beak. Cormorants have a curved beak, while
anhingas have a sharp, pointed beak. Cormorants eat primarily
By Katie Roundtree, fish and can eat up to one pound of fish per day. Anhingas eat
Director of Finance and fish, crabs, frogs and other invertebrates. They use their pointed
Administration, Northern beak to stab their prey and bring it back to shore to eat.
Palm Beach County Anhingas have longer necks and fuller, longer tails than
Improvement District cormorants. The anhinga’s nickname is the water turkey due
Have you ever walked or to the size of its tail. Their other nickname is snake birds since
driven by a lake in the area and their neck is as long and curved as a snake. They can be seen
seen a bird sitting by the side swimming slowly through the water with only their necks and Anhinga Cormorant
of the lake with their wings head above the surface. Cormorants are more compact and are
outstretched and wondered powerful swimmers. They use their webbed feet to dive deep their wings outstretched, try to see if you can tell if they are
what they were doing? Two and catch larger fish. an anhinga or a cormorant. Remember, “C” for a curved beak
types of birds found in lakes Their plumage and eyes are also slightly different from each and wearing basic black is a cormorant, and if it has a sharp,
around Palm Beach County display this activity: anhingas and other. The anhinga is slim with white markings on its back, pointed beak, long tail, and wearing a light-colored jacket,
cormorants. These birds with snake-like necks will perch by the like a coat of light-colored feathers, and blue-green to reddish- it’s the water turkey or anhinga.
water and spread their wings to dry after diving for food. When colored eyes. The cormorant is stockier than the anhinga, with NPDES tip: It is important to never dump any debris,
the anhingas and cormorants enter the water, their feathers get no markings on its back and crystal blue eyes. including but not limited to landscape waste, garbage or
soaked because they don’t possess oil glands like other water Finally, the two types of birds vary in how they fly through chemicals into a storm sewer inlet. While bulky materials can
birds. However, this allows them to move faster and more the air. Anhingas soar and flap their wings occasionally once cause flooding, chemicals and other wastes that are dumped
efficiently through the water. Their feathers soaked with water their wings are dry. They need a taller platform to take off from into a storm sewer eventually drain into lakes and canals, which
make them very heavy when they get out of the water. Therefore, to soar through the sky. Cormorants flap their wings the whole threaten fish and wildlife and pollute the water. Please check our
they have to stand in the sun with their wings extended to dry time they fly, allowing them to take off more easily from the website for information regarding illegal dumping.
themselves in order to fly again. ground than anhingas. Photos by Lucas Schaffer,
Anhingas and cormorants look similar when spotted from Next time you see one of these dark-colored birds with Environmental Manager, NPBCID
afar. They are both dark in color, either black or dark brown. They
Town

Of Jupiter News You’re retired.

By Jim Kuretski, Your money isn’t.
Mayor, Town of Jupiter
The Town Council works
with our town manager, staff,
and others to address issues Call or email me today, and we
affecting our residents and can help walk you through
businesses. The following your retirement account options.
provides a summary of
actions and achievements
since last month’s community
newspaper report: Sally S Stahl, AAMS™
Jupiter Lowered Its Ad Financial Advisor
Valorem Tax Rate By 3 Percent 1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106
Jupiter residents/businesses financially suffered through Jupiter, FL 33458
2022 and 2023 from the highest inflationary rates in the past four 561-748-7600
decades. The Town Council therefore felt it most important to Sally.Stahl@edwardjones.com
reduce the fiscal year 2024 tax millage rate.
More than half of the residential units in Town are
homesteaded properties having a 3 percent cap in annual
increases in the taxable property appraised value. The 3 percent DR. RYAN CHIZNER
reduction in the millage rate ensures that these property owners
they did in the current year. All nonhomesteaded residential and HAS JOINED PALM
will not have to pay any more in Town ad valorem taxes than
commercial properties will get some financial benefits from the
3 percent millage rate reduction, as well. BEACH CARDIOLOGY
Archeological And Historical Property Preservation (Suni
Sands) CENTER
A 3-to-2 Town Council majority approved a final order on
the Suni Sands property at its July 25 special meeting. P.B.C.C. is pleased to welcome Dr. Ryan Chizner. Dr. Chizner
The subject property is 10-plus acres in size and located on completed fellowships in cardiology and interventional
the south side of the Jupiter Inlet. It is often referred to as the cardiology for which he is board certified.
Sperry property and/or Suni Sands property. In addition he holds board certification in Internal Medicine,
Portions of the property have a prehistoric history dating Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular
back 5,000 years and a later history as the origin of the Town Interpretation.
of Jupiter. The archeological findings on a four-plus acre shell He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the Honors
midden site led one archeological/historical expert to describe Program at the University of Florida. He went on to complete
this property as “the essence of Jupiter … a most iconic site … dual degrees with a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine and
and as important as the lighthouse.” In the 1890s, it had a dock Master of Public Health from Nova Southeastern University.
which served as the northern terminus of the Celestial Railroad. Previously, Dr. Chizner practiced Interventional Cardiology in
The final order provided two levels of property protection. Central Florida and Georgia.
The first level protects and preserves the two archaeological sites
– the shell midden and the Celestial Railway Right of Way. The He is the Co-Author of a Bestselling textbook on Cardiac Drugs
second level of protection was issuance of a Certificate to Dig for healthcare providers, which is now in its second edition.
for the balance of the property. This Certificate to Dig establishes He is thrilled to move closer to family in South Florida.
conditions, such as notification of work that will disturb the site,
monitoring of work and stopping work if/as may be required,
that must be met should the property owners elect to proceed
with any development. 561-775-1061
If human remains are found, then pursuant to Florida Statutes,
all activities must stop and the Town, relevant agencies, the
Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the State Division of Historical
Resources must be notified, and they must provide approvals
before any work can resume. 3365 Burns Rd., Suite 101, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
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