Phalacrocorax auritus
Description
This is a large, black bird with a long neck, a thin, hooked bill and a yellow face. In breeding season, it has fluffy black "eyebrows" or crests.
Breeding
March to May
Habitat
You can find double-crested cormorants on ponds, lakes, rivers, or the open ocean. Basically it likes to be on open water.
Diet
These diving birds like fish.
Range
Double-crested cormorants live in the Midwest and Canada during the summer and on the North American coast year-round. You can only find them in VT and NH when they migrate.
Other Useful Information
These birds can form large flocks and they roost in trees and on rocks at the edge of water.