Pelican sizes

[Dean and Mona Hill <madmon7 at frontier dot net>]

I am a bit surprised that no one who has reported on the Utah Lake Pelicans 
(white or brown) has mentioned size.  The Brown Pelican is quite a bit 
smaller than the White Pelican (no matter how stained the plumage.)  I 
understand that a single bird by itself can not be accurately assigned a 
size, but birds together should be obvious.  	The National Geographic Field 
Guide gives 48" for the length of a Brown Pelican and 62" for a White.

Best wishes for finding a Brown Pelican (and we've been looking over here 
in SW Colorado, too)
Mona Hill
Lewis, Montezuma County, CO







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