BIRDS OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

PELECANIFORMES

Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)

White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Abundance: Accidental
Habitat: Seen most often in flight

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Pelecanidae (Pelicans)

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Abundance: Rare
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water; Shore or mudflat

Slide #07.01.21 - Adult, basic (Dec 19). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #07.01.47 - Adult, basic, in flight (Dec 5). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis

Abundance: Common
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water; Shore or mudflat
Conservation status: Endangered species - federal and state lists

Slide #07.02.75 - Adult (Nov 30). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #07.02.78 - Adult, diving (Nov 30). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #07.02.57 - 1st year (Mar 24). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #07.02.60 - 1st year, in flight (Mar 10). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus

Abundance: Very common
Season: Year round
Habitat: Open water; Shore or mudflat

Slide #09.01.73 - Adult (Nov 8). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #09.01.80 - Immature (Nov 30). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.