[wisb] Re: Pelican?
- From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: acornwithteeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:28:49 -0500
Yes, very likely. There are about 30-35 Am. White Pelicans on Patrick
Marsh/Brazee Lake just northeast of Sun Prairie, so they probably move around
the area some.
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
On 06/21/14, Mitchell Nussbaum wrote:
>
> I was driving to downtown Madison yesterday (Fri.) and saw 3 large white
> birds with black wingtips flying overhead. They were mostly soaring. A gull
> nearby was much smaller in comparison. It was hard to get a very good look
> without causing an accident, but I slowed down enough to look, and they
> appeared to have their necks folded back like herons and egrets. I'd first
> thought they might be Whooping cranes but cranes stretch their necks out. So
> I'm thinking they may have been White pelicans.
>
> Genie Ogden
> Madison WI
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