Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a large, dark water bird with a long, hooked bill and long tail. The adult bird has tufts of feathers over the eyes. The bird grows up to 27 inches in length. It swims low in water. The gular area is squared off and orange, extending directly down across throat.
Double-crested cormorants live on lakes, rivers swamps and coasts. They dive for fish and marine invertebrates from the water's surface. After catching a fish, it flips the fish in the air, and swallows the head first.
The bird nests in colonies. The female lays three to five eggs in a platform of sticks or seaweed.
