BENICIA PELICAN LOG

2018

Acrobats high over Benicia

Pelican Islands in Benicia, CA I gave Pelican names to the islands at the foot of First Street. Click here to open a larger image.

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2018 has been another unusual year in Benicia, with very few appearances of the American White Pelican. Same in 2017 - second year in a row. We are wondering whether it signals a decrease in population, changes in migration patterns, something related to climate change or availability of food...?

November 23, 2018 11:46am
NOVEMBER SURPRISE!! On the day after Thanksgiving, we saw six low overWest J Street, flying south in a V-formation - in light rain! Latest we've ever seen them?

August 15, 2018 4:39pm
Saw one pelican flying low over the Carquinez Strait.

July 28, 2018 3:25pm
MS saw three from 9th Street Alvarez Park, flying east over the Carquinez Strait.

July 17, 2018 5pm
On the east-bound Military West exit ramp from 780, I spotted 6 White Pelicans flying toward us, in a westerly direction. They flew directly overhead. While Mary Susan observed from the moon roof, I snapped pictures through the windshield and leaning out the driver side window. Somehow, my phone camera malfunctioned, and I have nothing to show. Darn! This was one of only 2 or 3 sightings for the entire year.

March 4, 2018 2:26pm
On the Southampton Bay in the cove W of the promenade, a single pelican floating on the water.