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Great Cormorant
Good Viewing Locations
The following locations are good places to start if your interested in viewing members of the Great Cormorant species.
Photographs
These photographs are provided to help you identify members of the
Great Cormorant species and are provided here courtesy of
the individual photographers, who retain copyright. You may not reproduce
these photos without permission. Click on any photo for a the full-sized
version.
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You can use the following as a guide to when you can most easily expect to spot members of the Great Cormorant species on Prince Edward Island. This information comes from The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island which retains and publishes records of bird sightings.
| Spring March 16 to May 31 (northerly migration) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day |
| Summer June 1 to August 15 (nesting season) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day |
| Autumn August 16 to December 14 (southerly migration) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day Very common, 50 or more birds per day |
| Winter December 15 to March 15 |
Rare, 1 - 5 birds per season Uncommon, 1 - 12 birds per fortnight |
Nesting on PEI
The Great Cormorant is known or believed to nest on PEI.
This information has been taken from website "Birds of the Island"