Photo by Brigida Sanchez | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 12.09.2025
A 2021-2022 survey conducted in Biscayne Bay observed 169 brown pelicans in nesting colonies. According to the Audubon Society, the number of brown pelican species in the United States is a success story, by stopping the use of DDT and other persistent pesticides. The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project (BBCW) is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) that aims to......
Photo by Chuck Cannon | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 03.01.2020
A brown pelican crosses Galveston Bay from Galveston to the Bolivar Peninsula.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke C Woods | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 05.19.2017
A squadron of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus), fly over the jetty at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 19, 2017. On May 19, 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observe Endangered Species Day in order to recognize the national conservation efforts to protect our nation's endangered species and their habitats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke Woods)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke C Woods | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 05.19.2017
A California Least Tern (Sterna antillarum browni), prepares to take flight from its nesting area at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 19, 2017. On May 19, 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observe Endangered Species Day in order to recognize the national conservation efforts to protect our nation's endangered species and their habitats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Brooke C Woods | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 05.19.2017
The Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) and California Least Tern (Sterna antillarum browni), nesting area at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 19, 2017. On May 19, 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observe Endangered Species Day in order to recognize the national conservation efforts to protect our nation's endangered species and their habitats. (U.S.......
