There is a record of Brown Pelican in the Richmond area, at Swift Creek Reservoir in December 1986-January 1987 Ref: Rottenborn and Brinkley, Virginia's Birdlife An Annotated Checklist (2007) pg 56 Wendy Ealding Powhatan County In a message dated 03/06/08 20:33:33 Eastern Standard Time, lj.adams@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I am very new to birding, but I think a pelican flew right in front of me this morning when I was heading west on Patterson Ave. just East of West Creek. Are there pelicans in Richmond?