White Pelican at College Creek Hawkwatch

Today, March 18, 2009, at about 11 a.m. an American White Pelican was seen soaring over Hog Island, across the river from the hawkwatch, by Fred Blystone, Shirley Devan, Bill Williams and me....and....after 5 days of steady, cold rain, the migration resumed with an excellent 7 species at the hawkwatch....3 Black Vultures, 29 Turkey Vultures, 2 Ospreys, 2 Bald Eagles, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a Coooper's Hawk and 3 Red-tailed Hawks...most were low and near the parking lot as they crossed the river after the fog lifted.

Brian Taber