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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
37.5522, -122.087
Field Notes
Description:
Feathers are all white except the primary and secondary which are black. They have orange legs and feet. The long bill, pouch and fleshy part of the face is a yellowish orange. The grey black on the head comes after breeding season when the shed the horn on their bill and begin to moult into their eclipse plumage.
Habitat:
Ponds, lakes and ocean.
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