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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...
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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...


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The Virginian Pilot
Brown pelican census soars.(Local)
02/16/2008: 892 words, approx. 3 pages
Byline: SCOTT HARPER By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot Bald eagles have rebounded from near extinction. Striped bass are back in the Chesapeake Bay. Now comes the brown pelican, which the federal government wants to remove completely from its endangered-species list....
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The Virginian Pilot
SPCA rescues starving brown pelicans.(Local)
02/01/2007: 478 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: SUSAN E. WHITE VIRGINIA BEACH -- BY Susan E. White THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH - Ten emaciated and freezing brown pelicans were rescued Wednesday afternoon at Lake Rudee . Wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers with the Virginia Beach Society...
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Dozens of dolphins spotted off Hamptons
1/11/2007: 305 words, approx. 1 pages
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...
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SF Bay spill takes toll on diving duck
11/23/2007: 759 words, approx. 3 pages
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...
 


 

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