I made a run up to North Point Park in Sheboygan on Lake Michigan’s lakefront to see if American White Pelicans where present. Arriving just after sun up, there were about 150 off the rock point. The water on the lake is high and there is less room for them to gather on the point so they were more condensed I would say. A couple of the old concrete piers to the south of the point held some pelicans on and off while I was there in the morning, they were flying back and forth. There was not much action when I was there other than some flying back and forth to the piers or flying just down the shoreline along with preening and small interaction among them. Even with little action, these majestic birds are still exciting to see. Only other bird to note was a 1st summer Lesser Black-backed Gull. It started out feeling like a cold fall morning with good winds right out of the NE and some haze. Temps did warm up some mid morning with a little sun coming through. Images were taken on May 29, 2018.
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
Binomial name: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Category: Pelicans
Size: 62” long, 108” wing span
Weight: 16.4 lbs
Cool fact: One of the largest birds in North America. Their pouch, bottom of their bill can hold up to 3 gallons of water.
Congregated off the rock point at North Point Park
Just a flyby…
3 preening on the rock…
Alone…
American White Pelican with a Ring-billed Gull on the rock…
In the water…
Incoming…
Dropping down…
Overhead…
Dropping down…
Outstanding per usual…
another great set of photos!
I had no idea there were pelicans in this area. Had one fly over and found this article after. Nice pics, and informative. Thank you.
Congrats on the seeing the pelican. Thank you Phil for the kind words of the photos and information, happy birding always!