This morning I drove up to Indianapolis to search for a mega rarity that showed up at Eagle Creek Park. I wasn't there more than five minutes before I saw the immature BROWN PELICAN (Indiana state bird number 202, year bird number 176). Although they're abundant on the southeast Atlantic coast and the west coast, Brown Pelicans are very rare inland, so this was a great bird to see in the middle of Indiana.
Posted by Birdingdave at May 17, 2004 05:28 PMWell done on the pelican and nice year list you have so far. Brown Pelicans are common out here in CA and we take them for granted that they're rare elsewhere. Best, Andy
Posted by: andy at May 18, 2004 06:13 AM