| Title | Summary of unusual stranding events affecting brown pelican along the US Pacific Coast during two winters, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Nevins, Hannah, Melissa Miller, Laird Henkel, Dave Jessup, Nicole Canon, Carol Meteyer, Krysten Schuler, Judy St. Leger, Leslie Woods, Julie Skoglund, and Deborah Jaques |
| Pagination | 30 p. |
| Institution | Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center |
| City | Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| Call Number | Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Brown pelican = Pelecanus occidentalis, food availability, Netarts Bay, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay |
| Notes | In the winters of 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, the California and Oregon coasts saw a mysterious and disturbing die-off of brown pelicans. There were high numbers of stranded birds suffering from malnutrition, and high numbers of dead birds on the beaches. This report addresses these two events. "...observers noted pelicans sheltering in the lagoons and estuaries near Bay Ocean Spit and Netarts Bay, OR." (p.7) "In recent years, areas near Tillamook and Netarts in northern Oregon have documented 1-2 orders of magnitude more pelicans carcasses than all other surveyed locations along the OR coast." (p.25) Available from academia.edu. "Final Report: July 7, 2011." |
| URL | https://tinyurl.com/y8gnqtj7 |
