Dark body with orange bare skin at the base of the bill. Breeding adults are all black. Immatures and nonbreeders have paler breast. Dives underwater to catch fish. Swims like a duck in between dives. Finds open perches to spread wings and dry feathers.
Can be in large flocks or solo. Most widespread cormorant across U.S. and Canada.

Cormorant A	Cormorant B	Cormorant C
Cormorant D	Cormorant E	Cormorant F
Cormorant G	Cormorant H	Cormorant I
Cormorant J	Cormorant With Fish	Cormorant Closeup