Cormorants have been the bane of fishermen since time immemorial. They are a very recognizable black and gray seabird with a very long neck and a voracious appetite for fish. These birds can be seen ...

White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests. Black birds roost on the girders, evenly spaced as beads on a ...

Lowcountry coasts and lagoons wouldn’t be the same without the gawky presence of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus). When not riding low in the water or diving for fish, these ...

Dozens of double-crested cormorant chicks and eggs were rescued from a wind-damaged tree in Marina del Rey and are now getting around-the-clock care, officials announced Monday. Why it matters: The ...

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Dive into these amazing facts about anhinga birds, the sleek, long-necked black birds that hunt (and swim) underwater.

Stanley Senner, vice president for bird conservation for the National Audubon Society, told cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer that the bird’s history is one of resiliency. “They are very interesting ...

A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park that was home to dozens of soon-to-hatch double-crested cormorant eggs became unstable after strong winds, prompting a rescue mission to remove the eggs ...

The double-crested cormorant is probably not a candidate for prettiest or most popular bird species. Perhaps the only chance at a title is for the most unpopular species, for the cormorant is reviled ...

Cormorants perch in December on the seaside span of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, a crucial connection of Highway 101 across the Columbia River. The bridge is home to the largest colony of double-crested ...

They were chased out of their roost at East Sand Island eight miles downriver by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At its 2013 peak, this was the largest double-crested cormorant colony in North ...