Specialty Birds

Brandt's Cormorant
Copyrighted Photo courtesy of: Peter La Tourrette

Brandt's Cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus  

Permanent resident of rocky coastline areas and offshore waters.

Some of the best Central Coast Birding sites to find it are:

Monterey County: 
Pt. Lobos State Reserve
 Pt. Pinos
Monterey Bay pelagic trips

San Luis Obispo County: 
Highway 1 parking areas and turnouts 
San Simeon State Park
Morro Rock
Montana de Oro State Park Bluff Trail
Shell Beach cliffs and offshore rocks
Avila Beach rocks

Santa Barbara County: 
Channel Island Cruises  
Goleta Point [Campus Pt. on UCSB]

Ventura County:
Mugu Rock 
Channel and Island Cruises
Ventura Harbor Breakwater

For information on this bird, visit:

	ID TIPS, Life History, CBC Map, Taxonomy
	Wildlife Habitat Relationships Report
	Species Description, Photo
	"Birds and Nature" Article, June 1901

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