Juvenile Great Cormorant
by Suzanne Stout
Title
Juvenile Great Cormorant
Artist
Suzanne Stout
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
In recent decades, North American population has increased dramatically, and breeding range has expanded southward along coast.
They nest along sea cliffs; mainly coastal. In North America mostly over shallow waters close to shore, especially in sheltered bays, rarely well out to sea. Nests on rocky cliffs of coasts and islands. Southerly wintering birds often around rock jetties. In recent years, as population has increased, has been found in winter on large rivers inland. In Old World regularly far inland on lakes, rivers, swamps.
Widespread in the Old World, the Great Cormorant was once an uncommon and local breeder in a limited area of eastern Canada. In recent decades its North American population has gone through a great increase and expansion, with the nesting range now extending south into New England.
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July 11th, 2023
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