Double-crested cormorant

Behaviour:
They dive from the surface of the water and chase prey underwater. They grab fish in their bill, without spearing it. You often only see their head.

Habitat:
Found in ponds, lakes, rivers, lagoons, estuaries, and open coastline.

Feeding:
Mainly fish.

Conservation:
The Audubon National Society considered it a species of concern in 1972. Increases after the 1970s were explosive in some areas.

Wintering:
They spend the winter, along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico, the Atlantic coasts from North Carolina to Belize.

Migration:
Widely distributed across North America.

Description:
They have a long body and a long neck. Their bill is blunt and hooked at the tip.

Couleur:
The bare skin (featherless) around the face is orange. Adults are completely black with bright green.

Breeding:
They breed in Gaspésie, in the prairies, in the centre of North America, and along the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and in Hope Town.

Nests:
They make a bulky nest of sticks and other materials.

Number of eggs: 
3 to 4 eggs.

Babies:
They leave their nests and spend the day in groups with other youngsters. They return to their own nests to be fed.