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Follow four pelicans on their fall migration. Check out our interactive map * highlighting the migration of four radio tagged pelicans: P195, P196, P197 and P199.
- Migration
An unmistakable bird of coastal waters. Groups of Brown...
- Migration
An unmistakable bird of coastal waters. Groups of Brown Pelicans fly low over the waves in single file, flapping and gliding in unison. See where the Brown Pelican travels throughout the hemisphere each year.
Brown Pelicans either breed and migrate or are resident all year along the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coasts of North America and down to northern South America. You can find Brown Pelicans around shallow water environments. They live year-round in estuaries and coastal marine habitats.
Migration. Resident to long-distance migrant. The seasonal movements of Brown Pelicans vary all across their range. Many Atlantic populations disperse northward in the summer after breeding and return southward in autumn, probably to follow concentrations of fish.
4 paź 2024 · For the first time ever, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center has teamed up with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to track the migration of brown pelicans. The birds are currently in the Chesapeake Bay and should set off on their journey soon.
17 lip 2024 · Last summer, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center research ecologist Autumn-Lynn Harrison placed GPS tags on the Bay’s pelicans to learn more about the species’ ability to survive and thrive on the Eastern Shore. Harrison provides an update on the tracking project in the field note below.
Migration & Range Maps After breeding season, flocks move north along both Atlantic and Pacific coasts. These birds return southward to warmer waters by winter.
