On average, double-crested cormorants live 10 to 15 years in the wild, although one banded bird lived to a ripe 23 years. They are monogamous, begin breeding between two and five years old, ...

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.

Today, there are about 5,500 double-crested cormorants across the entire estuary, compared to an average of around 13,000 during the heyday of the East Sand Island colony in the 2000′s and 2010′s.

The double-crested cormorant is a blackish brown bird, with a bald, light yellow face and dark beak with a hook on the end of the top beak, which aids in capturing their prey.

Other than that, they resemble our double-crested cormorants. They also spend hours drying their bodies and wings in the sun on rocks and promontories before they can catch their next meal.

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.

A eucalyptus tree in a Marina del Rey park was home to dozens of double-crested cormorant eggs. But strong winds caused the tree to split, prompting a rescue mission.

A new study from the Oregon Department of Transportation recommends relocating nesting colonies of double-crested cormorants from the Astoria-Megler Bridge about 8 miles downriver to East Sand ...

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.

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.