These large fishing birds (23"-35") are the most widely distributed of the cormorant family.  Because it is not waterproof it needs to dry off after spending time in the water.  This all black bird with a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin has a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season .

The gangly Double-crested Cormorant is a prehistoric-looking, matte-black fishing bird with yellow-orange facial skin. Though they look like a combination of a goose and a loon, they are relatives of frigatebirds and boobies and are a
common sight around fresh and salt water across North America--perhaps
attracting the most attention when they stand on docks, rocky islands, and
channel markers, their wings spread out to dry. These solid, heavy-boned birds are experts at diving to catch small fish.  The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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