Double-crested Cormorant

Description:

Large, heavy-bodied waterbird Black breast and head, grayer on back with scalloped pattern Bare orange patch at base of bill Long bill hooked at tip Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked necks. They have thin, strongly hooked bills, roughly the length of the head. Their heavy bodies sit low in the water.

Habitat:

Double-crested Cormorants are the most widespread cormorant in North America, and the one most frequently seen in freshwater. They breed on the coast as well as on large inland lakes. They form colonies of stick nests built high in trees on islands or in patches of flooded timber.

Notes:

Spotted at a riparian area