Among birds with white heads, the American white pelican will probably be one of the easiest to recognize. The animal is quite large, with a long, protruding beak. Under its beak will be a flap of ...

American white pelicans, with 9-foot, black-tipped wings and long orange beaks, are typically migratory birds. The birds’ numbers in the region dropped in the 19th and 20th centuries.

"We're looking to release him in an area where there are other flocks of white pelicans currently ... told KOAT that the bird is on the mend. "He's doing much better than when he came in Monday ...

We saw a brown pelican at Confluence Park!” I excitedly told my husband. “No, that’s not possible,” he replied. “Only American white pelicans come to Colorado.” ...