I saw a pair of brown pelicans flying south past the Light House at
Discovery Park (a ways offshore) at about 4:30PM Sunday 11/13/05.

I don't recall ever having seen pelicans on the Puget Sound before. Did
anyone else see them, or know if this is unusual? When I lost sight of
them,
it looked like they were headed towards the ferry terminal on Bainbridge
Island.

Tim Billo
Seattle, WA

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