[wisb] Pelicans on Pelican Lake (Oneida co)
- From: Nancy Richmond <polarpastor@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:23:34 -0500
Pelicans on Pelican Lake - Really! I stopped at the town boat landing on the
W side in the lashing rain, just in case I might see something...
At first I thought it was a flock of geese (all I saw in the gray sky and
dull light was the wing tips). Then they banked and what little brightness
there was hit them differently and I could see black wingtips white wings
and bodies. They did some precision just over the waves flight, landed for a
bit and then proceeded to formation flying over the lake. This was between
2:45 and 3:15 today (Saturday). Pelican is supposed to be a good fishing
lake - they must be in on the secret. This is the first time I've seen
Pelicans on Pelican Lake and had always wondered how it could have gotten
that name. Maybe now I know?
Are these likely Green Bay birds out for an afternoon of fishing?
Or Pelicans migrating somewhere?
Also seen - one Bonaparte's Gull, Osprey, Eagle, Loons, Goldeneye,
Can.geese.
FOY Pine Warbler in our Rhinelander yard yesterday.
Just now heard FOY E.Meadowlark here in Polar.
Nancy Richmond
Polar - Langlade co.
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