The number of American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay would indicate an
abundance of food fish. I had come to that conclusion, when I observed 300
to 400 Great Blue Herons feeding north of Bayview State Park in a tidal
pool back in May. This easily was the largest concentration of herons I
have ever seen. Does anybody know what the pelicans are feeding on?

Good Birding!

Hans

On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:07 PM Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:


> But no hints of breeding? What a waste if they're not, perhaps over on

> this side because of the persistent drought in the Great Basin. Wouldn't

> the islands in the Swinomish Channel make a great place for White Pelicans

> to breed? Or maybe there are just too many boaters for that.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Cathy Scott <catsbow at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> I'm excited to say that there are at least 179 American White Pelicans in

> Padilla Bay now! You can read a history and see photos and videos on the

> Facebook page I created after they arrived in late spring of 2016. They

> only stay during spring to early fall.

> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282844938437901

> Cathy Scott

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