> What type of animal is this?

What type of animal is this?

Posted at: 2014-11-15 
Looks like some kind of a duck, anyone know?

S. Ca.



Its a cormorant alright, but it's Brandt's cormorant, not a double-crested cormorant.

Cormorant

John is correct. The facial skin is clearly indicative for Double-crested.

Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus

That's my best guess.

Looks like some kind of a duck, anyone know?

S. Ca.