The American White Pelican is a large, graceful bird that forages for fish in shallow bodies of water. Kristen and Maeve talk about how beautiful the pelican is in flight, clear up a common misconception about their famous pouch, and discuss how pelican populations have been affected by climate change. This bird is also friends with the double-crested cormorant, which you can catch in our next episode!

Research for today’s episode came from the following sources:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_White_Pelican/id

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-white-pelican

https://www.wpr.org/study-american-white-pelican-continues-expand-across-great-lakes-region

Additional Resources:

A video of American White Pelicans timed to classical music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzTpOL9KpQA

American White Pelicans “looking for love”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNM72-pH_c

A Go-Pro on an American White Pelican - watch it fish!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwI9omOWH9k

Pelican scenes from Finding Nemo

https://youtu.be/Gpe0n9UgwqI

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