Like a flying dinosaur straight out of Jurassic Park, the Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) has prehistoric antecedents going back 30 million years. One of the largest of our water birds, an ...

The bird was the word at Oracle Park during the San Francisco Giants' 5—1 win over the Cincinnati Reds, as a pelican flew into the ballpark and decided to take in some weekend baseball while sitting ...

ESSEX, Connecticut (WABC) -- A flying club in Connecticut helped a wayward pelican fly south for the winter. The pelican, named Arvy, was rescued from an icy marina last week. The injured bird was ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- After rescuing more than 300 sick and injured pelicans from the Southern California coast earlier this year, the International Bird Rescue celebrated by releasing a dozen ...

Birders with fancy spotting scopes assembled a week ago on the shores of the vast Iowa River overflow flatlands of Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area just northwest of North Liberty. A giant flock of ...

I’ve just returned from a Florida vacation, where I spent most of my time being entertained by the pelicans. Is the pelican Florida’s state bird? If it isn’t, it should be. –Joan, New Bedford, MA No ...

An American White Pelican indulged a bit too much at the seafood buffet and seemed to know it needed help getting its meal down — or out. According to rescuers with the Conservancy of Southwest ...