Birds Identified: White Pelican

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White Pelican has these characteristics:

• Swimming
  
• Continuous flying
  
• Larger than robin
  
• Bill long, as long or longer than head
  
• Bill thick, as thick or thicker at base than length of bill
  
• Mostly white
  
• Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• Flats or beach habitat
  
• Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
  
• Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Soaring flight (gliding or circling on set wings)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  

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