What Are Double-Crested Cormorants?
Double-Crested Cormorants are migratory seabirds that spend the warm months in northern oceans and lakes, such as the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, and spend the cold months in the mid-Atlantic and Gulf States. They are large black birds, 29 to 36 inches long with a wing span of about 54 inches. They weigh about 6 pounds. Their diet consists of small fish, which they catch by diving and pursing under water.
