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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

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There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue ! First, you get to tour one of their California centers , you get a special opportunity to see a Pelican getting its final medical exam and numbered leg band, plus you get the honor of releasing one, or in my case, two of their rehabilitated pelicans!

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Playing with the Pros

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I have the photos of a standing White-faced Ibis next to wading Northern Pintails , Northern Shovelers , and American White Pelicans , to prove this.) And even when I did try, my counts came up significantly lower than the science people’s count. On the other hand, a college degree does not guarantee the ability to ID birds.

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A Relaxing Big Day in Florida

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Blue Jays called near the boat ramp, and a lone, juvenile Brown Pelican paddled lazily in the lapping waves. More pelicans buzzed the surface looking for an early dinner, while Willets and Sanderlings patrolled the sand for smaller meals. That my data would be used in a global citizen science event?

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Dawn in South Carolina

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Today, the vast tract of land is protected, managed for science and conservation. At dawn, my feet hit one of the protected beaches with Wendy Allen, the manager of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, one of the science and outreach organizations working within Hobcaw. Allen’s turtle transect was 2.5

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Morning on Weeks Bay

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Dedicated to science, conservation, and education, the reserve focuses on the smaller Weeks Bay, which in turn connects to Mobile Bay. The water popped with rising menhaden, and giant Brown Pelicans dove with watery crashes after them. I was touring the reserve for two days, and felt pumped to get out on the water. View of Weeks Bay.

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My Great Backyard Bird County on the Florida Panhandle

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There is no doubt in my mind that the annual Great Backyard Bird Coun t (GBBC) is the most impressive citizen science endeavor in the world. In all seasons birds are abundant, from the waterfowl and shorebirds in winter to the ubiquitous pelicans and Osprey that cut the sky with their long wingspans throughout the year.

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Bird Books for Children: From Colors & Shapes to Discovering Central Park

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We look at the Six Pelicans who rest at night and see Brown Pelicans because we already know what pelicans look like. ‘Six Pelicans Rest at night. Jenkins has written and illustrated a number of science-based books for children, many with his wife, Robin Page. Or, maybe this is how toddlers see birds!