Welcome to......... Welcome to........."A wonderful bird is the Pelican,
His bill can hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week;
But I'm damned if I see how the helican."
Dixon Lanier Merritt - 1910 (often incorrectly attributed to Ogden Nash)
A photo by Curt Chapman
Click on the links below to learn more about the brown pelican (Curt's favorite bird) - a testament to what we as human beings can do if we act now to save an endangered species from certain extinction...
In no particular order...
Audubon's brown pelican from the Historical Museum of Southern Florida
United State Geological Survey
Great Outdoor Recreational Pages
A brief paper written by two Oregon City High School students
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species
Birds of the Florida Wetlands (from the University of West Florida)
The effect of El Niño on the brown pelican from All Wildlife Rescue and Education, Inc.
Boulder Valley School District
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Pelican Island Preservation Society
World Book Encyclopedia article
Some cool pics from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
More pics from the Florida Museum of Natural History
Bird Emergency Aid and Kare Sanctuary (B.E.A.K.S)
The State of Louisiana knows a good thing when it sees it!
Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation
Florida State University's Florida Center for Public Management
Brown pelican is also the name of a non-alcoholic drink that you can make!
The first of two excellent brown pelican articles in the June 18, 2000 Mobile (Alabama) Register
The second of two excellent brown pelican articles in the June 18, 2000 Mobile (Alabama) Register
Note: The complete articles (along with great photos and graphics) can be found in the print edition of the Register. Go to your local city or college library and ask to see it in their newspaper archives.
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This page last updated on 04/05/03