A surge of rare pelican sightings in New York City raises the possibility the southern birds may start calling the area home.

Brown pelicans are now so abundant on the coast of California and other states that yesterday they were taken off the endangered species list. That's the end of a process that began when they were ...

A November hailstorm killed over 1,800 water birds on Shamrock Island, providing scientists with rare data on climate change ...

Brown pelicans are normally found along coasts, but they have recently been seen in both Tulsa and Stillwater. Besides being light brown rather than white, brown pelicans differ from our more common ...

In July, a wayward seabird swept up by monsoonal winds was blown from the coast all the way to the Arizona desert, where it landed and burned its feet on blisteringly hot asphalt. After months of ...

I’ve been a regular visitor to Ocean City, Maryland, since I was a newborn in 1949. My paternal grandmother owned a small apartment building providing my family with a free weeklong vacation stay ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — The eastern end of an island at the mouth of Shem Creek will remain closed through mid-November in an effort to protect recently hatched brown pelican chicks. The South ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has introduced Humboldt penguins and brown pelicans to its Kids Kingdom exhibit, marking an exciting expansion of its avian residents. PHOTOS: Pittsburgh Zoo ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 21, a group of brown pelicans will be released into the wild at the dog beach in Lighthouse Point Park, Ponce Inlet. The pelicans were ...