Breeding Pelicans Protection Species 
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 8, 2015
The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all plumage stages, but the Peruvian Pelican is nearly twice as big as its northern counterpart. Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage. Brown Pelican in Breeding Plumage.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2015
The other day I was exploring a new area for the first time, birding the national park that I’ve watched only in BBC documentaries, the place famous for the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world – more than 1300 pairs! In all that swirling of swallows, I am not certain was there a third species, so I keep watching.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
From that year onward my work became dedicated to the protection of the area, as well as promotion of local ecotourism possibilities. With more than 312 so far recorded bird species, Lake Kerkini National Park offers great birding year-round. and up to 9000 pairs forms in the north of the lake.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2019
I like seeing as many species as possible on my life list, year list, state list, patch list, any kind of list. But even in summer I can usually count on 60+ non-endemic species per visit, and in winter, a decent effort can usually result in 80 or more species. I confess: I am a lister.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 14, 2021
Geographic patterns of species richness for birds (1,558 species) in East Africa at 0.25° resolution (blue indicates low species richness, while brown indicates high species richness). At the time of writing, Uganda has 16 hotspots with 400+ so far eBirded species, of which one has almost 600 species.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Unlike many other estuaries in this part of Florida, Rookery Bay is protected by the Estuarine Research Reserve system, and remains almost entirely undeveloped. American Avocets spend the breeding months in the Midwest, only returning to Florida (as well as Southeast coast, Mexico, and the Caribbean) during the winter. Rookery Bay, FL.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2017
Taking my usual route along Okaloosa Island’s Beasley Park, I noted Laughing Gulls , Brown Pelicans , a Snowy Plover or two, and the usual packs of Sanderlings. In Florida, the Least Tern is a state-designated threatened species; the interior populations are federally endangered. For me, that moment came last week.
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