Wasn't there this weekend, but was there last weekend - UW class field trip - and we did see dozens of Brown Pelicans - didn;t realise this was unusual, though? Clarke O'Reilly
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On Sun, 2 May 2010, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> Hello, tweeters.
> I'm surprised not to read anything about Brown Pelicans in all the accounts
> of the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festivals. I do realize they're not
> shorebirds, but I saw mentions of King Eiders and Peregrine Falcons and
> other such non-shorebirds.
> snip
> I hope that the North American Birds editors will discuss this pelican
> phenomenon all up and down the Pacific coast, as what is happening now on
> the coast of Washington is unprecedented. Parenthetically, does anyone know
> how many pelicans were reported on the Grays Harbor Christmas Bird Count?
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