Taking off: American white pelicans, which have the longest wingspan of any bird in Oregon, are at home on the Columbia River. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) A faint flash of white ...

FILE - American white pelicans at Oregon's Lake Klamath. Populations of the birds have declined due to drought in some areas of the state, and have climbed at colonies on the Lower Columbia River.

A circle of odd floating specs, then, again, nothing. American white pelicans in flight appear and reappear, their massive white and black-tipped wings tilting as they gently glide on thermals ...

American White Pelicans are normally found in the Chilcotin ... They winter in southwest California and the Pacific coast of Mexico. In British Columbia, the birds are red-listed and designated ...

Most everyone who has visited Florida or California has seen brown pelicans, and who isn’t delighted by the spectacle of such ...

Once a rare sight in Ohio, the American white pelican is becoming increasingly common in the Buckeye State. Naturalist Jim McCormac said in a 2019 column in the Columbus Dispatch that he is ...

It’s impossible to miss these American white pelicans as they pass through our region in early spring. Decades ago, I’d visit glacial lakes in late March and early April to spot common loons ...

We thought they were swans to begin with." Around 50 to 60 white pelicans were seen swimming in the lake formerly known as Brocklehurst Lake in Paris Township north of Minerva. They remained ...