At 09:50 PM 08/17/1999 -0400, Phil Davis wrote: >All - > >American White Pelican is a "reviewable" species in MD and DC. This bird >would be a DC first record !!! > >Be sure to note and describe the secondaries pattern ... this is necessary >to separate American White Pelican from theoretical escapees, like >Dalmatian Pelican. > >Thanks. > >Phil Phil and others: FYI: Dalmatian Pelican has gray legs and dusky mandibles. The dark flight feathers tend to be dark rather than black. More I can't remember because I am at work and my guides are not. Back to work (there might be a hawk flying past my window (-;) Rob Hilton robert@csa.com Bethesda