Brown Pelican w/red throat pouch

Posted by Brennan Mulrooney on January 28, 2003 at 17:20:18:

Yesterday while working in Florida Bay near Flamingo, I saw an adult, breeding plumage Brown Pelican with a bright red gular pouch.

I must admit that I don't usually pay much attention to the Pelicans and probably wouldn't even have noticed this one if the guy with me (not a birder) hadn't pointed it out. I'm used to seeing them like that in CA, so it didn't strike me as odd, but it certainly caught his attention.

Anybody know if this is a regular occurence in Eastern Brown Pelicans? Now that I'm looking, I haven't seen another one.

Thanks,

Brennan

PS the Flamingo at Flamingo was still there yesterday.

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