The Brown Pelican has NOT been seen today (August 24) at Wheatley Harbour. I just got an e-mail from Chuck Slusarczyk in Ohio, stating that the bird has RETURNED to Cleveland as of 11:00 a.m. this morning (the bird was first discovered at Cleveland on June 24th).
The bird was seen yesterday (August 23) at Wheatley until at least 12:00 Noon. If anyone saw it later than this, please send me an e-mail. The recent movements of this bird are very similar to the strange antics that I described in detail for previous Brown Pelicans in Ontario and the Great Lakes, and is worth reading again: Wormington, A. 2002. Brown Pelicans on the Great Lakes: The Invasion of 2002. Birders Journal 11: 228-240. Alan Wormington, Leamington _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
