After seeing a vague report in the local paper that there was an American White Pelican hanging out "under the bridge" I decided to investigate. I parked at the Holiday Inn Express and kept my eye out for out of place white looking things. I only had to walk a short distance west till I saw it on a piling outside of the Bridgwater Bistro. The bird is presumably healthy and just prefers to be apart from the others further up river for whatever reason. Nice way to get a good look at a good bird. Andrew Mattingly Astoria/Ilwaco OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx