Returning from a week plus cruise around the San Juan Islands observed a flock of about thirty American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay last week. They have returned to their nesting place just off the north channel of the Ditch. Did not see them last year, but have in prior years nesting and fishing in the Bay.
As you head south, and before the swinging bridge, in the channel there are two small spits or islands on the refinery side. Their nest is on the south end of the first spit as you head south. If not there you can see them clustered on the east side of the channel fishing in the shallows of the bay mid tide. They tend to stay close together as a flock and are easy to spot due to their bright white color with black wing tips and size. A very majestic bird.
As you head south, and before the swinging bridge, in the channel there are two small spits or islands on the refinery side. Their nest is on the south end of the first spit as you head south. If not there you can see them clustered on the east side of the channel fishing in the shallows of the bay mid tide. They tend to stay close together as a flock and are easy to spot due to their bright white color with black wing tips and size. A very majestic bird.
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