Breeding Distribution and Number of Nests of the Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus along the Sanriku Coast of Iwate Prefecture, Northern Japan

Abstract

The breeding distribution and the number of active nests of the Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus were examined throughout the Sanriku coast of Iwate Prefecture during the 2021 and 2022 breeding periods. A total of 207 and 281 nests were confirmed in 14 and 17 breeding sites, respectively.