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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Description:

light brown wings, long bill, black neck, and a white head.

Habitat:

Bolsa Chica, Wetlands.

Notes:

I saw this bird when I first arived at Huntington Beach, California, USA. After that I didn't see it any more.

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4 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

I have pictures of all 4.

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 9 years ago

Hey Josh do you have pictures of any of the ones that you just listed?

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

This is a lovely spotting. To make it complete, and useful to researchers using this site for data, please edit this and add a reference about this species in the reference field of your spotting. Please do this for each photo you post. Thanks for helping to make Project Noah a complete reference tool for scientists.

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Cool photo! I can't wait to see you guys after Christmas! You and I will have to go birding around the park. We have kestrels, green herons, ring necked ducks, and black tailed gnatcatchers around now.

Desmond.E.S.O
Spotted by
Desmond.E.S.O

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 10, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2014

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