brown pelican
noun
: a pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) of American coasts that has a brownish body and a chiefly white or white with yellow head
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Outside of the schools, the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released 10 brown pelicans at Corona del Mar Beach.
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Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Starving and dehydrated brown pelicans are turning up in droves on California beaches, without a clear cause for their anguish.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
Large numbers of California brown pelicans are turning up on shore with signs of malnutrition, prompting a California Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 11 May 2024
In the last month, the center has taken in 89 brown pelicans, many of them quickly dying, McGuire said.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
California is home to more than 70,000 brown pelicans, according to KGTV.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can find walking trails and learn about the local birds like the California brown pelican and plants like the reddish-orange monkey flowers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The group posted a YouTube video Thursday of the brown pelican attempting to grab small fish out of a blue crate.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The brown pelican is another southern bird that has been expanding its range northward because of warming ocean temperatures.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Starving and dehydrated brown pelicans are turning up in droves on California beaches, without a clear cause for their anguish.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
Large numbers of California brown pelicans are turning up on shore with signs of malnutrition, prompting a California Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 11 May 2024
In the last month, the center has taken in 89 brown pelicans, many of them quickly dying, McGuire said.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
California is home to more than 70,000 brown pelicans, according to KGTV.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can find walking trails and learn about the local birds like the California brown pelican and plants like the reddish-orange monkey flowers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
The group posted a YouTube video Thursday of the brown pelican attempting to grab small fish out of a blue crate.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The brown pelican is another southern bird that has been expanding its range northward because of warming ocean temperatures.
—Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
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