Different-Truth3662 t1_itqj9nx wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:56 PM

Shitpoke is a cormorant not a blue heron.

SnooMarzipans2939 t1_itqrpku wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:51 PM

I’ve always heard Comorants referred to as shit pokes as well

lsanborn t1_itsyqzw wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:55 AM

My father called cormorants “shags”.

lantech t1_itql3jk wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:08 PM

https://i.imgur.com/vdI4DAJ.png

SnooMarzipans2939 t1_itqs108 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:53 PM

Striated Herons aren’t migratory, and they aren’t native to the US or Maine.

lantech t1_itqsd7f wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:55 PM

That's not the point. I can find a few references to people calling cormorants shitpokes, but those references are largely just correcting people that are doing that.

SnooMarzipans2939 t1_itqt0je wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Downeasters have referred to them for generations as Shitpokes. Both Herons and Cormorants are long necked birds. What someone calls these birds depends mostly on where they live.

lantech t1_itqtsxy wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM

That's interesting, personally I've never heard them called that. Herons specifically have always been shitpokes. They're also markedly different looking birds, blue herons are huge. But I've never lived downeast so there you have it. I'll take your word for it and move on with my life.

raynedanser t1_itrnnpy wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:15 PM

We've called herons shitpokes my entire life.