[MDOsprey] White Pelican -- Weds AM (18 Aug)

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     This morning at 0710 EDT the American White Pelican was feeding off 
     the shore of Fox Ferry Point (just south of the I-285 bridge over the 
     mouth of Oxon Creek).  Visible from Alexandria waterfront south of 
     King Street.  (The lighting was better from there than from Jones 
     Point.)
     
     So if you are looking for the bird and can't find it on the hydrilla 
     mat north of the Wilson Bridge (in the afternoon at least, the best 
     viewing is from the end of Jones Point Road, on the water just N of 
     the bridge), it is worth checking from the various Alexandria parks at 
     least up to Founder's Park.
     
     To reassure Phil, both the secondary pattern and the soft part 
     coloration are sufficient to rule out other white pelican species.
     
     Cheers, good birding, and more cold fronts ...
     
     Sherman Suter
     Alexandria, VA 22307
     

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