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Oregon Coast Birding - Brown Pelicans
While the Oregon Coast abounds in a rich diversity of bird species, the very appearance of a group of brown pelicans flying in tight formations over the water instantly captures the attention of visitors and residents alike. Brown pelicans seem to convey a sense of living on the coast with their mere presence in the air or on land. Brown pelicans migrate every year to the Oregon Coast and can be observed in the region from May to November. During the winter, the brown pelicans return to their breeding grounds located in Southern California. Brown pelicans can be observed during the day flying over the ocean surf or estuarine bays searching for small fishes at the top of the water. Sometimes they can be found flying in a single line formation moving up and down over the water in search of food with each individual staying attentively in line. Other times, brown pelicans appear flying in a V-Shape formation during long flights to other hunting territories or heading to their nighttime roost sites. With their unusual body features and quirky mannerisms, brown pelicans continue to be one the most beloved birds found inhabiting the Oregon Coast.
Photo of a group of brown pelicans flying in a V-shaped formation high above the ground, a common behavior pattern observed in the air when the pelicans are heading to another feeding location or on their way to their nighttime roost sites where they gather in numbers protected from predators and separated from human disturbances.
Photo of two brown pelicans flying over the nesting site of common murres positioned on top of Colony Rock, an offshore rock islet located at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area and one the park sites where Wildlife Explorers and Oregon Coast Birders can observe these brown pelicans and nesting seabirds intermixed in one coastal setting.
Photo of a brown pelican calmly floating in the Yaquina Bay while resting, a distinctive aspect of its body design specifically adapted to a marine life on the water featuring air sacks located beneath its skin and in its bones enabling it to have greater buoyancy in the water, especially useful when plunging into the water head-first during a feeding dive.
Photo of a brown pelican posing on top of the rugged coastline setting found at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, a marine bird species migrating every year to the Oregon Coast during a time period from May to November and then returning on back to Southern California to its winter breeding grounds.


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