Pelican on Lake Erie
by Doug Burdick
(Jamestown, NY, USA)
A few years ago a brown pelican was spotted off our beach in Ashtabula County east of Conneaut, Ohio. A rare sight indeed!
Audubon "boaters" identified it, and chased it into PA waters so both states could claim it. They said a storm off the East Coast drove it up here from the Carolinas.
Never thought I would see a pelican that far north.
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rusty tufted head
Jul 19, 18 03:53 PM
size of a robin, rusty brown, tufted head, darker conical bill, no brighter colors noted & just a pair on the ground under my feeders. I thought it was
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Loud chirp, long tail, hops along ground or fence
Jul 17, 18 05:14 PM
I see him usually as it's getting dark or getting light. Because of the lighting it's hard to tell his markings but he seems to be mostly gray. It's a
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Unknown bird
Jul 16, 18 03:58 PM
Size in between robin and small crow. Large white patch on back and yellow under the tail feathers. Possible pale pale red on head .We just saw it today