Say fish! Jan 17, 2008
A brown pelican makes an excellent photo opportunity in Empire near Ed Lund Park on Friday for Larry Carpenter, left, and Ken Sagar ... Available in 10", 14", 20" ot;, framed or unframed There were reports around Empire last week of a wayward brown pelican. It landed on rooftops and waddled up to park visitors.The brown pelican even posed near Ed Lund Park on Friday for Larry Carpenter and Ken Sagar, who both took a minute out of their work schedules to capture the seemingly tame bird on their... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Rimmon C. Fay, 78; scientist fought Santa Monica Bay pollution Jan 5, 2008
Los Angeles TimesWHISTLE-BLOWER: Rimmon C. Fay focused public attention on industrial discharges of the pesticide DDT off the Palos Verdes peninsula that made fish too toxic to eat and nearly drove the California brown pelican to extinction ... Los Angeles TimesWHISTLE-BLOWER: Rimmon C. Fay focused public attention on industrial discharges of the pesticide DDT off the Palos Verdes peninsula that made fish too toxic to eat and nearly drove the California brown pelican to extinction ... Harold... (Los Angeles Times)
Environmental lawyer Brent Plater thinks his "big year" idea will help local endangered species Dec 31, 2007
Article:Environmental lawyer Brent Plater thinks his "big year":/c/a/2007/12/28/CMRKTBL0P.DTL Article:Environmental lawyer Brent Plater thinks his "big year":/c/a/2007/12/28/CMRKTBL0P.DTL. Sunday, December 30, 2007. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coastal wetlands project shows progress Dec 10, 2007
Endangered and sensitive species at the lagoon site include the California gnatcatcher, the Belding's Savannah sparrow, the snowy plover and the brown pelican. Online: Track the project at. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
National Wildlife Refuges: Places of Peace and Health for Wildlife and People Nov 30, 2007
This was the first time federal land was set aside for non-game wildlife (the brown pelican). The pelicans and other birds nesting on the island had suffered from the actions of plume hunters, who killed the birds to sell their feathers. (South County Chronicle, VA)
New Smyrna artist delivers on White House ornament Nov 29, 2007
A rhinestone swirl winds around tiny paintings of a brown pelican, manatee, the historic Eldora House, herons, the ocean and a Timucuan Indian, uniting other symbols of the park. "The theme of this ornament is the celebration of life every new day," Berse said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Volunteers flock to Marin beaches hit hard by the spill Nov 10, 2007
The lagoon is home to the endangered tidewater goby, the brown pelican and a family of river otters. Brodie walked around the lagoon, stopping frequently to check sediments or look closely at the water. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Headlands fouled: Would-be seabird rescuers can only watch Nov 9, 2007
-- California brown pelican. MARINE MAMMALS. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Power of pocket change Sep 2, 2007
Louisiana's quarter, for example, depicts a brown pelican (nature), the Louisiana Purchase (history), and a trumpet with musical notes (culture). Of the 30 quarters that focus on natural heritage, eight feature birds and 11 others depict animals that include bison, wild mustangs, domestic horses and cows, salmon and a brown bear. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pelican brief: Coastal bird not uncommon in desert Aug 11, 2007
The bird seen Thursday was likely a young Brown Pelican, which live along the Pacific coast, Atlantic coast, Gulf of California and Mexico and are endangered along the Pacific coast. When young, their head and neck feathers are brown and become white as they mature. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
'A 75-year vision' to save Salton Sea Aug 7, 2007
If the sea is lost, the state would lose a significant bird sanctuary, making it even more difficult to sustain 400 species, such as the brown Pelican, eared grebe, Yuma clapper rail, white-faced ibis, mountain plover and black tern. The Salton Sea may not be paradise, but it has become a critical stopover for hundreds of birds, said Kim Delfino of Defenders of Wildlife. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Birds make comeback Aug 2, 2007
The listing of bald eagles, Peregrine falcons and brown pelicans was a major factor in the decision to ban DDT in 1972 ... Along with the bald eagle, the Arctic and American Peregrine falcon and the brown pelican have recovered and fly in Georgia skies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Rare butterfly makes comeback on L.A.-area beaches Jul 9, 2007
Visitors to some California beaches can already see several rare, federally listed birds, most notably the western snowy plover, the California least tern and the brown pelican. A federal spokeswoman said last week, however, that she knew of no other spot in Southern California where beachgoers can mingle with federally listed butterflies. (Los Angeles Times)
Oregon Recreation Report Jul 6, 2007
Biologist Stuart Love, of ODFW s Charleston office, notes that California brown pelican numbers are increasing along the coastline and in bays. This is the time of year that non-nesting adults begin to congregate in larger numbers. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Pelicans start new life on Whiskey Island Jun 24, 2007
HOUMA -- Raccoon Island is a seemingly perfect place for the booming population of endangered brown pelicans that inhabit it: it's at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico and offers ample bushy, black mangroves and thick marsh grasses for nesting ... Though the brown pelican is Louisiana's state bird, it had completely disappeared from the coast by 1961. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Completes its 2006-07 Sampling Season for Avian Influenza in Waterfowl: No Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Was Detected Jun 14, 2007
VDGIF also sampled 40 Canada Geese, 18 Hooded Mergansers, 13 Bufflehead, 14 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 American Black Ducks, 6 Gadwall, 4 Northern Shovelers, 4 American Green-winged Teal, 2 White-winged Scoters, 2 Ring-Necked Ducks, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Domestic Duck, and 1 Brown Pelican. The Department greatly appreciates the contributions of the Chincoteague and Eastern Shore National Wildlife Refuges for their assistance as well as waterfowl hunters who allowed us to sample their harvest. (PR Newswire)
More of this story May 17, 2007
"Sea lions, brown pelicans, lots of other sea birds... we are losing hundreds to the domoic acid poisoning," she said ... "The California brown pelican is about to be de-listed from the Endangered Species List, just as their breeding season is starting," Benzel said. (Malibu Times, CA)
Algae kill Calif. sea animals Apr 29, 2007
Reed Saxon / APWildlife biologist Susan Kaveggia, right, and wildlife technician Julie King prepare to examine an ailing California brown pelican at the LA Oiled Bird Care & Education Center in Los Angeles' San Pedro district Thursday. . (MSNBC -- Environment)
Plan drawn to save California's largest lake Apr 29, 2007
Among the approximately 50 endangered and sensitive species are the California brown pelican, Yuma clapper rail and mountain plover. Chris Schoneman, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service project leader at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, said people don't seem to realize the sea's significance. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Algae Bloom Kills Sea Birds, Other Sea Life In Southern California In Record Numbers Apr 29, 2007
The staff at the center, which specializes in seabirds, and especially California brown pelicans, calls it DA; short for Domoic Acid ... The dead bird is a California Brown Pelican, an endangered species ... We have very serious concerns about what is happening to seabirds, and how it may affect populations, especially California brown pelicans, who are heading into breeding season. (Science Daily)
Algae bloom sickens Calif. sealife Apr 29, 2007
Wildlife technician Julie King prepares to examine an ailing California brown pelican at the LA Oiled Bird Care tion Center in Los Angeles' San Pedro district Thursday, April 26, 2007. An outbreak of domoic acid off the coast of California is killing thousands of animals and affecting more species of birds than ever before, according to the International Bird Rescue Research Center. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Where to see Del Norte County birds Apr 15, 2007
Brown Pelicans, Double-crested cormorants, and Brandt's and Pelagic ... Caspian and Elegant Terns (best spot to look for Elegants), Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, small numbers of Brant ... Brown Pelican, three species of cormorants, scoters (three species), gulls, murres and guillemots. (Daily Triplicate)
Flying freePelican released after rehab Mar 11, 2007
Unlike their coastal cousin, the brown pelican, which makes acrobatic dives to catch fish well below the surface of the ocean, white pelicans feed by paddling on the water's surface in groups and catching fish in shallow water. White pelicans are among the largest North American birds, with a wingspan up to 9 feet; adults weigh 12 to 18 pounds. (Alton Telegraph, IL)
Folke Peterson Wildlife Center Feb 8, 2007
Lian and Vered Nograd tend to a brown pelican during surgery at the facility. - Tags: folke, peterson, wildlife, center, wellington - 6 views - Emailed 0 times. (The Palm Beach Post)
Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Saved In Hudson River Feb 4, 2007
Since 1966 when the federal government started identifying threatened species, only 16, including the American alligator, American peregrine falcon and brown pelican, have recovered. "Recovery is very rare," said Bain, who has been monitoring the shortnose sturgeon's population since the mid-1990s and has access to data on the populations since the 1970s. (Science Daily)
Gray wolves may lose US protected status Feb 1, 2007
"The brown pelican, the American alligator, and the peregrine falcon are prime examples of recovered species that now occupy nearly all of their historic range," says Rob Edward of Sinapu, an advocacy group in Boulder, Colo. "Yet because the livestock industry refuses to tolerate wolves, the government has set the bar much lower, and moved much slower.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Pelican gets big fish stuck in his throat Jan 13, 2007
"The fish seabirds love to eat costs the hospital a lot more than birdseed to buy.Actually, it's about $3,000 a year in fish."That's in addition to all the fish donated," Small said.As a fundraiser, the hospital sponsors a spring luncheon for donors who will get to enjoy a meal at the facility, as well as an informative session on the hospital and its patients.With a $25 donation, your name goes in a drawing for the luncheon. A $300 gift makes sure they save a place for you.For more information,... (Florida Today)
Wayward pelican recovering in BC wildlife facility Dec 8, 2006
A wayward brown pelican, discovered more than 1,000 kilometres from home, is recovering from frostbite and hypothermia at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Burnaby, B.C. ... Brown pelicans normally winter between California and Colombia, but staff believe this bird was blown to B.C. by last week's winter storm ... A wayward brown pelican, discovered more than 1,000 kilometres from home, is recovering from frostbite and hypothermia at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Burnaby, B.C.. (CBC British Columbia)
Interior mayors look for money to clean up dead trees Dec 8, 2006
A wayward brown pelican, discovered more than 1,000 kilometres from home, is recovering from frostbite and hypothermia at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Burnaby, B.C.. Canada Features. (CBC British Columbia)
Which coastal spot's got birds? Dec 8, 2006
Have you ever wondered where on the Oregon Coast you should visit to see a puffin, a brown pelican, a red-shouldered hawk, or a band-tailed pigeon. Although these birds might be anywhere, the problem is that Oregon has a huge coastline and it's difficult to know where to start. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Local pelican population back on rise after dive Nov 30, 2006
Federal and state environmental officials are considering removing the California brown pelican from their endangered species lists, where it has held a place for more than 30 years ... "They were in trouble then. It was looking pretty bleak," Anderson, a wildlife ecologist and conservation biologist at the University of California at Davis, said of the California brown pelican that he has studied for more than 30 years ... Now, both federal and state environmental officials are considering... (Daily Triplicate)
Letters to the Editor Nov 23, 2006
I was diverted by a big brown pelican calmly walking across Seventh Street to the vacant lot at Henderson and Seventh streets. I knew something had to be wrong for this pelican to be walking in a residential area. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Pelicans coming back strong Nov 15, 2006
PEGGY PEATTIE / Union-Tribune California brown pelicans cruise the waters at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge ... Among the hardest hit were California brown pelicans, the prehistoric-looking creatures known for plunge-diving into the sea in search of fish ... Elsewhere along the California brown pelican's West Coast range, pesticides, oil spills and habitat destruction had caused the bird's population to plummet. (Yahoo News -- Endangered Species)
Cement Ship Oil Removal Completed Oct 12, 2006
The oil was discovered in late 2004, when seabirds such as brown pelican started washing ashore covered in oil. Since then, more than 50 birds have turned up dead. (KSBW 8, CA)
The Forgotten Hurricane Sep 25, 2006
" Behind that ridge of land, or chenier, was a system of marshes that fed into the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, home to egrets, alligators and the state's bird, the brown pelican. He helped convinced U.S. Sen. John Breaux to sponsor the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act of 1990; funding was found for breakwaters along the shoreline and for sand fill to bulk up the beach. Engineers consulted Guilbeaux on projects, and even the governor visited remote Constance Beach.... (Fox News)
Creature encounters a common occurrence Aug 11, 2006
PALM SHORES - A juvenile brown pelican squawked as Florida Wildlife Hospital President Hyta Mederer opened the door to its cage. It tugged at her T-shirt, looking for food. (Florida Today)
Pelican survives crashes into windshield, then rocks Jul 22, 2006
- There was good news and bad news when Crash, the California brown pelican that earned her nickname when she flew beak-first into a car windshield, was released back into the wild. As soon as workers with the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released Crash on Big Corona Beach on Thursday, she stumbled and fell beak-first into a pile of rocks. (AZCentral -- News)
A sober Crash the pelican takes wing once again Jul 21, 2006
(AP) - There was good news and bad news when Crash, the California brown pelican that earned her nickname when she flew beak-first into a car windshield, was released back into the wild Thursday. First the bad news: As soon as workers with the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released Crash on Big Corona Beach, she stumbled and fell beak-first into a pile of rocks. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Pelican Convicted Of Flying Drunk Crashes Again Jul 21, 2006
(CBS) CORONA DEL MAR A California Brown Pelican named "Crash" for diving into a car windshield after ingesting tainted algae earned her nickname again Thursday, smacking into some rocks when released into the wild ... Brown pelicans are an endangered species that are protected, but the government is seeking to de-list them from that status because they have made a comeback from their dwindled numbers caused by DDT poisoning years ago, Birkle said. (CBS2.com, CA)
Wayward pelicans showing up again in Yuma Jul 14, 2006
YUMA - Yuma is seeing the return of brown pelicans, which seem to get lost about this time every year and end up in this southern Arizona city ... The first rescued brown pelican of the year was found in the middle of an intersection on Monday, said Susanna Henry, assistant manager at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. (AZCentral -- News)
Early bird survives the storm Jul 7, 2006
HOUMA -- State biologists don t know why brown pelicans west of the Mississippi River nest earlier than their counterparts, but the birds unexplained head start has helped them survive a series of hits from autumn hurricanes, said biologist Tom Hess ... Flight surveys reveal declines in the state s brown pelican population during the past two years, mostly to the east of the Mississippi River ... "Environmental effects caused by an oil spill, hurricane activity and high tides associated with... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Starving baby pelicans wash up on beaches Jun 27, 2006
Katie Sievers, left, holds a brown pelican as Ann Nguyen draws a blood sample at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield, Calif ... - Miles from the shoreline, 10 baby brown pelicans lounge by a pool in a roomy cage, large buckets of fish there for the taking ... The underfed California brown pelicans have stirred concerns over the endangered species, which in recent years has shown strong signs of recovery. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Baby pelicans starving in Calif. Jun 24, 2006
- Miles from the shoreline, 10 baby brown pelicans lounge by a pool in a roomy cage, large buckets of fish there for the taking ... The underfed California brown pelicans have stirred concerns over the endangered species, which in recent years has shown strong signs of recovery ... The California brown pelican nearly disappeared in California in the early 1970s, a decline blamed largely on the pesticide DDT, which caused pelicans to lay eggs with shells so fragile that parents would break them... (AZCentral -- News)
California: Scores of baby pelicans found starving Jun 24, 2006
Associated Press Katie Sievers, left, holds a brown pelican as Ann Nguyen draws a blood sample Monday, June 19, at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield. CORDELIA Miles from the shoreline, 10 baby brown pelicans lounge by a pool in a roomy cage, large buckets of fish there for the taking ... The underfed California brown pelicans have stirred concerns over the endangered species, which in recent years has shown strong signs of recovery. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
To catch a pelican Jun 22, 2006
This brown pelican that frequents the Caxambas Park boat ramp got a little too close to a careless fisherman and now sports a colorful lure in its wing. The lure doesn't seem to inhibit its activity, though. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Pelicans showing more signs of a comeback Jun 12, 2006
California brown pelicans returning ... Since the 1970s, numbers of California brown pelicans have increased dramatically along the West Coast of the United States ... More signs of return for California brown pelicans. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
Calif. brown pelicans return to island for first time in decades Jun 8, 2006
brown pelicans return to island for first time in decades ... brown pelicans return to island for first time in decades ... (AP) - Endangered California brown pelicans are nesting on Prince Island for the first time since 1939, officials said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Day in Pictures Jun 8, 2006
Detail for this backlit portrait of a brown pelican was enhanced in a computer with an electronic darkroom. Film can deliver the same product but not as readily as can digital software. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Jupiter man throws pelicans a lifeline May 3, 2006
Brown pelicans are social creatures without fear of humans, and they roost overnight among mangroves and tiny islands ... For the brown pelican, that danger came when pesticide runoff in coastal waters changed their metabolisms ... Endangered Species Act mandates and transplanted nestlings helped Louisiana's brown pelicans make a comeback, according to "National Wildlife.". (Vero Beach Press Journal)
A Nest in the Concrete Jungle Mar 9, 2006
The Upper Newport Bay Regional Park, within walking distance of the John Wayne Airport, gives shelter to endangered brown pelican, peregrine falcon and California least terns ... What you may see: Egrets, American avocets, American coots, blue herons, turkey vultures, brown pelicans, long-billed curlews and black skimmers. (Los Angeles Times)
A move to ease pesticide laws Mar 3, 2006
"We see the act as a safety net for wildlife, and the Pombo bill cuts a hole in that net,'' said Sarah Matsumoto, field director of a nationwide coalition of 360 conservation, religious and hunting and fishing groups that want to save it. In past years, the Fish and Wildlife Service has raised concerns about harm to listed species from pesticides, among them 2,4-D, atrazine, diazinon and endosulfan. In 2002, the agency wrote the EPA saying that the insecticide endosulfan, under consideration for... (San Francisco Chronicle)
No longer in peril? Feb 15, 2006
com - No longer in peril. The return of our national symbol is a victory for wildlife, a victory for conservation and a victory for the Endangered Species Act," said Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation. He noted that during the early 1970s, only 417 nesting pairs of eagles were left in the lower 48 states, due mainly to the effects of DDT, a potent and now-banned pesticide that caused eggshells to become thin and break during nesting. There are now over 7,000 nesting... (The Free Lance-Star)
Working to Make Pelicans Well Again Jan 31, 2006
The endangered California brown pelican had been found in November, dying on a beach ... The California brown pelican is a subspecies that nearly became extinct due to DDT and DDE (a metabolized form of DDT), which caused the birds' eggshells to thin. (LA Times, CA -- California)
Smelly pelican scores free flight from N.C. to Florida refuge Jan 23, 2006
last week read a news story about Stinky, the juvenile brown pelican found on a Surf City beach in November so hurt and hungry he was near death. The 5-month-old bird doesn't know how to fish for itself and was starting to become tame around people at Possumwood Acres, where the pelican was nursed back to health. (Herald Sun)
Keepers seek ride for smelly pelican from N.C. to Florida Jan 16, 2006
An Onslow County wildlife center is looking for help in transporting a juvenile brown pelican to a new home in Miami. "Stinky" was found starving and injured on the beach in Surf City in December, when he was just four months old. (Herald Sun)
