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Diving California brown pelican half-submerged after a dive Flock of California brown pelicans feeding in waters off San Diego, California. The brown pelican is a piscivore, primarily feeding on fish. [37] Menhaden may account for 90% of its diet, [38] and the anchovy supply is particularly important to the brown pelican's nesting success. [39]
The brown pelican is the state bird of Louisiana.. This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. [1]
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The official nickname of Louisiana is the Pelican State. In 1958, the pelican was made the official state bird of Louisiana. This act was amended on July 26, 1966, to specifically designate the brown pelican. The National Basketball Association's New Orleans Pelicans are named in honor of Louisiana's state bird.
Louisiana: Eastern brown pelican: Pelecanus occidentalis: 1966 [23] Maine: Chickadee: Poecile, species not specified (de facto Poecile atricapillus) [24] 1927 [25] Maryland: Baltimore oriole: Icterus galbula: 1947 [26] Massachusetts: Black-capped chickadee: Poecile atricapilla: 1941 [27] Michigan: American robin: Turdus migratorius: 1931 [28 ...
A brown pelican is in recovery after undergoing surgery to repair her pouch, “which was severed from the base to the tip on both sides,” a California nonprofit said.
A 3-year-old brown pelican, found on the San Pedro Pier with cuts to the jaw and pouch, is improving and "eating with bravado," according to International Bird Rescue.
Brown pelicans on Breton island, 3 May 2010, as oil spill approaches. Oil containment boom in background. The 2005 storm season was very bad for the pelicans of Breton NWR. In June, Tropical Storm Arlene moved through the Gulf of Mexico. The storm washed over the islands at a time when many juvenile pelicans were unable to escape and many eggs ...