This morning at around 10:20, six White Pelicans landed on the St. Lawrence at Ingleside (15 minutes west of Cornwall). The birds were present swimming and feeding actively until around 11:40 when a final push by a flotilla of Mute Swans forced the birds out. One swan had flown a good distance at the birds three times over that period, with them taking flight each time. The last time the birds climbed for 10 minutes, reached migration height (almost specs in the sky) and headed east, southeast. I did not see them between there and Cornwall but there are areas further east before Lancaster that might be worth checking. If the birds followed the American side of the river or moved further south then opportunity will be lost.
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