Date: 4/23/25 10:01 pm From: Diane Hichwa via groups.io <dhichwa...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] 23 April 2025 Brown Pelican in Talmage - Brown Pelican Event?
As you noted, there is a starvation “event” going on. The adults were in trouble but now juveniles have come north.
Bird Rescue Center in Santa Rosa is the closest center to bring them for initial evaluation and triage. See Santa Rosa Bird Rescue Center.
THEN they often move on to International Bird Rescue in Fairfield that specializes in water birds. From there they can often be released with a cohort. The sooner they can get to assistance and treatment, the better. THAN YOU ALL!
From: <Mendobirds...> on behalf of "Dave Bengston via groups.io" <davebengston...>
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Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
To: Mendobirds <mendobirds...>
Subject: [Mendobirds] 23 April 2025 Brown Pelican in Talmage - Brown Pelican Event?
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Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:53 -0700
By now some of you probably saw on ebird the report of a Brown Pelican in Talmage. Susan Era found one in her yard yesterday in Talmage and it stayed overnight. It seemed to be basically ok, but weakened and it might have been favoring one wing. It was a very young bird, probably first year. She called Santa Rosa Bird Rescue in Santa Rosa and Tim Knudsen picked it up today and took it down there. SR Bird Rescue called Susan to report on the bird. They transported it to another bird rescue further south and it had not been evaluated yet. But she did say that a "Brown Pelican Event" was occuring. I heard that 7 had previously been found in the Bay Area. Susan's wife had gotten this information.
So, it sounds kind of like the situation a few years back when young pelicans were searching all over for food and coming inland all over northern California. So, folks might keep a look out even in inland areas for more pelicans.
