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Re: Pelican



I don't know what it was. The gentleman called Abbie at the Wild Birds store in
Greenville to inquire if a sighting was possible. That's all I know. Thanks for the
info. I thought you could shed some light in it. If he saw one, it most likely would
have been an Am. White.
Thanks again, Robin
    Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter@sc.rr.com>
To: "Jeff Catlin" <jco@viperlink.net>
Cc: "CarolinaBirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: Pelican


> Jeff,
>
> Was the pelican an American White Pelican or a Brown Pelican? Brown Pelicans
> are very rare so far inland, usually after tropical storms. But American
> White Pelicans regularly migrate from their wintering areas on the Gulf
> Coast (or now, even the Atlantic Coast of the Carolinas) to their breeding
> areas in the northern plains of North Dakota and Saskachewan. A white
> pelican would not be too surprising at this time of year.
>
> Robin Carter
> Columbia, SC
> rcarter@sc.rr.com
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Jeff Catlin
>   To: Wild Birds Unlimited
>   Cc: Pete Worthington ; rcarter@sc.rr.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:06 PM
>   Subject: Re: Pelican
>
>
>   In 2001, we had a White Ibis come over Caesar's Head during the Hawkwatch,
> but I have no knowledge of a Pelican in the area. I believe you could see
> just about any of our coastal birds under the right conditions.
>   I'll copy Robin Carter and Pete Worthington. They should be able to answer
> your question.
>       Jeff
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Wild Birds Unlimited
>     To: jco@viperlink.net
>     Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 5:53 PM
>     Subject: Pelican
>
>
>
>
>     Jeff,
>
>
>
>     We get numerous calls from people who think they have seen a bird that
> turns out to be something different after we talk through it.
>
>     A guy called and asked if it would be possible to see a pelican here.
> He said he lived on the coast 20 years and knew one when he saw it.  I can
> find no information that indicates such a sighting might even be remotely
> possible.  Just on the outside chance that he could be correct, have you
> ever heard of such?
>
>
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Abbie
>
>     Wild Birds Unlimited
>
>     Greenville, SC
>
>     wildbirdsunlimited@charter.net
>
>
>
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