double-crested cormorant
noun
dou·ble-crest·ed cormorant
ˌdə-bəl-ˈkre-stəd- 
: a North American cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) of which the breeding adults have a tuft of feathers on each side of the head
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Joanna Lentini took home this year’s Grand Prize for her snapshot of a double-crested cormorant diving headlong into blue waters and a cloud of sardines.
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Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020
That statistic includes common loons, northern gannets, double-crested cormorants, royal terns, Wilson’s plovers, black skimmers, and seaside sparrows, to name a few.
—National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2020
On one side is a pond with lotus and water lilies; in the center, a floating bridge where double-crested cormorants and egrets gather as fat koi swim below.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2019
The Big Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nesting area for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, according to the state's FWP.
—David Williams, CNN, 23 Aug. 2019
Big Lake Wildlife Management Area's lake and surrounding wetlands serve as the nesting areas for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, the agency said.
—Fox News, 20 Aug. 2019
There were also 22 double-crested cormorants, two bald eagles, two American kestrels, 11 Eastern wood-pewees, and 23 red-eyed vireos.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
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Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020
That statistic includes common loons, northern gannets, double-crested cormorants, royal terns, Wilson’s plovers, black skimmers, and seaside sparrows, to name a few.
—National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2020
On one side is a pond with lotus and water lilies; in the center, a floating bridge where double-crested cormorants and egrets gather as fat koi swim below.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2019
The Big Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nesting area for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, according to the state's FWP.
—David Williams, CNN, 23 Aug. 2019
Big Lake Wildlife Management Area's lake and surrounding wetlands serve as the nesting areas for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, the agency said.
—Fox News, 20 Aug. 2019
There were also 22 double-crested cormorants, two bald eagles, two American kestrels, 11 Eastern wood-pewees, and 23 red-eyed vireos.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
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