Which bird is it?

Red-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax urile

Except for a small population on the Commander Islands, U.S.S.R., the entire breeding population of the Red-faced Cormorant occurs in southwestern and south coastal Alaska. An estimated 130,000 Red-faced Cormorants occur in Alaska, and they are the most common breeding cormorant in the Aleutian and Pribilof islands.

Nests are built on narrow ledges of cliff faces and are often rebuilt and reused over a period of years. Where both this species and the Pelagic Cormorant occur in the same colony, the Red-faced tends to nest higher on the cliff. Clutch size varies from one to four eggs.

Red-faced Cormorants forage near the sea bottom close to land, taking primarily fish, especially sculpins (Cottidae), by pursuit diving. They also feed on shrimps, crabs, and some amphipods. As is true of other cormorants and their relatives, Red-faced Cormorants carry food back to nestlings in their gullets and then regurgitate the food for them.