Subject: Double-Crested Cormorants
Date: Mar 10 20:48:54 2000
From: Kelly Mcallister - mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov




On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Mary Elizabeth Shane wrote:

> Hello--I live in Montesano and walk nearly every day along the Chehalis
> River at Friends Landing. Over the past couple of weeks, I have seen
> several double-crested cormorants in the "lake" at Friends Landing. Are
> these commonly seen in Grays Harbor County? I have tried to think if I have
> seen their names (Jack? Jill?) on lists of birders in GH County, but I can't
> remember. Can someone help me?

Double-crested Cormorants are common on many lakes in western Washington and I don't believe
that the lakes in Grays Harbor county would be exceptions to the general rule. The species
used to nest on islands in Grays Harbor (both Sand and Goose islands?) but may not any more.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife