Bird Photos / Double-crested Cormorant

Last Update: 2/10/2021

We saw this first bird while fishing from the pier in Ocean City, MD on July 28th, 2005. We first saw its head in the water as it swam around, like a little tiny Loch Ness Monster. It then flew to the piling and aired its wings out for a few minutes. After this was done it flew away.

Cormorant

Note the orange color on the side of the bird's face.

Cormorant

Cormorant

These juvenile cormorants were standing on pilings in the Susquehanna River by the Havre de Grace, MD Lock House museum in December, 2005.

Juvenile Cormorants

This group of cormorants was in the Susquehanna River, viewed from the Lapidum boat launch area.

Cormorants

The next bird was seen at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Preserve in Delaware on July 3rd, 2006.

Cormorant

We saw the next birds at Myakka River State Park near Sarasota, FL in late February 2007.

Cormorant

Cormorant eating frog

Cormorant eating frog

Cormorant eating frog

I saw this bird near the lock house in October 2007.

Cormorant

This cormorant was landing on a tower at the Indian River inlet south jetty on December 30th, 2008.

Cormorant Landing

Cormorant Landing

These cormorants were on the Susquehanna River near Havre de Grace, MD in early April 2009.

Cormorants Flying

Cormorants Flying

This bird flew over Bombay Hook NWR, DE on August 20th, 2009.

Cormorant Flying

These birds were just below Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River on March 19th, 2011.

Cormorant Flying

Cormorant Flying

Joyce and I saw this bird at Conowingo Dam on April 14th, 2012.

Cormorant Flying

I saw this group flying in formation over Susquehanna State Park on May 12th, 2012.

Cormorant

Several thousand Double-crested Cormorants nest on Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay. I saw numerous adults and chicks during a day out there on June 5th, 2013.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

I saw these on the Susquehanna River on April 12th, 2020.

Double-crested Cormorants

I saw this one at Indian River Inlet, DE on January 18th, 2021.

Double-crested Cormorant