Breeding adult © Anonymous eBird S35880065 Macaulay Library ML 55250091
Juvenile © Jane Mann
Breeding adult © Evan Lipton
Breeding adult © Mark Sawyer
Juvenile © Jason Duxbury
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Nonbreeding adult © Evan Lipton
Habitat © Oscar Wilhelmy

Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

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Identification

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Dark body with orange bare skin at the base of the bill. Breeding adults are all black. Immatures and nonbreeders have paler breast. Dives underwater to catch fish. Swims like a duck in between dives. Finds open perches to spread wings and dry feathers. Can be in large flocks or solo. Most widespread cormorant across U.S. and Canada; also most likely to be seen inland.

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