Double-crested Cormorant Fun Facts They are not picky nest builders using sticks and almost anything else they find such as rope, deflated balloons, fishnet, and plastic debris. There are often large pebbles in their nest which they treat like eggs. After leaving their nest young cormorants congregate into groups. A group of cormorants is called a “flight.” During the breeding season, the skin on their throat turns bright orange. Double-crested Cormorants nest in a variety of places: on the ground, cliff edges, trees, shrubs, and in artificial structures. Their range extends from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Mexico. Click here to watch one drying out its wings. Click here to listen to its “snorting” call. | 
