The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Adult Double-crested Cormorants are black or dark brown and have an orange-yellow patch of skin at the base of their bills. In breeding plumage, adults have two whitish tufts behind their eyes, hence the description "double-crested."

The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) are posing well above the pavement along the Tamiami Trail through the Florida Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp. Cormorants and Anhingas are very similar and often mistaken. Cormorants have a curved bill while Anhingas have a spear shaped beak.