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Local to the West Coast, Brandt's Cormorants range from Alaska
to the Gulf of California.
One of the best places that I know of to view them, especially in breeding
season, is Point Lobos.
Point Lobos is just south of Monterey and Carmel.
During the spring you can see them in their breeding plumage and posture at
Bird Rock.
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Like all cormorants they are fish eaters. 
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