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 ...

If you haven’t renewed your fishing license yet, yours is expired. You need to get a new one right away so you get out there before all the fish are gone. A decade ago, every angler in Michigan was ...

At its 2013 peak, this was the largest double-crested cormorant colony in North America, with some 30,000 birds, more than 40% of the species’ population in the western U.S., according to the Corps.

Often, when I am out birding in wetlands I have someone asking me what the large black “duck” is that is sitting in the trees when it is not swimming in the water. The mistake that is made by folks is ...

In October, we see large flocks of birds moving in broken lines across the skies that don’t keep the strict formation of geese. These are the cormorants, our summer resident double-crested cormorants, ...

For what seems like forever, scientists have hotly debated whether or not animals really know how to use tools. Based on my experience with the double-crested cormorant, the answer is unequivocally ...

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 ...

While many migrating seabirds have passed through here over the past two months, one bird that can be found sitting atop old pilings and buoys throughout the year is the double-crested cormorant, ...

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently added another training session to qualify interested persons for the legal taking of double-crested cormorants from the Santee Cooper lakes. The new ...

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 ...