Summer
: Breeds.
Rare
and
local
Apr-Jul. Small numbers breed on a few islands near Isle au Haut.
Rare
Jun-mid Sep usually immatures on ledges at the outermost parts of Frenchman Bay and Blue Hills Bay and the
outer islands
.
Migration
:
Uncommon
to
fairly common
migrant late Sep-early Nov with early birds often in flocks of Double-crested Cormorants. Few data about spring movements but presumably mid Mar-mid Apr.
Winter
:
Uncommon
to
fairly common
mid Nov-mid Mar in outer Frenchman Bay and Blue Hill Bay and the
outer islands
.
Rare
to
uncommon
during the same period in the
Mount Desert Narrows
Miscellany: Great Cormorant is a variable and nearly cosmopolitan species. The famous cormorants used by Japanese fisherman are this species.