The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a large water bird of the family Pelicanidae that is found along both coasts of the United States, chiefly in saltwater habitats. It weighs up to 8 lb (3.5 kg) and has a wingspan of up to 7 ft (2 m). This...

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 106-137 cm (42-54 in) in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg (6-12 lb) and has a wingspan from...

The Hamptons' summer season traditionally doesn't start until Memorial Day or later. But tell that to the dolphins that have been visiting this week.An estimated 40 of the marine mammals have been spotted in bays and harbors off East Hampton and Shelter Island in the...

Thousands of birds have been found dead or blackened since an oil spill two weeks ago, but no species has been hit harder than the surf scoter, a migratory sea duck that had already seen a precipitous population decline in recent decades.The spill occurred when...

The Salton Sea is an incongruous sight: a huge body of water in the middle of a desert.And with good reason. California's largest lake was created purely by accident in 1905 when floodwaters from the Colorado River burst past a series of dams and settled...