This afternoon (Wednesday Sept. 14) I spotted an American White Pelican circling high above the parking lot of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, just north of Rt. 2 at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Ottawa County, northwest Ohio. Kimberly Kaufman, Mark Shieldcastle, and I watched as the bird circled and drifted off to the east, paralleling the lake shore. This was at about 1:30. Birders coming in for the Midwest Birding Symposium (Sept. 15-18, headquartered at Lakeside, about 25 miles east of BSBO) should keep this species in mind, and take a second look at any high-soaring, white-and-black bird: i.e., don't assume that they're all gulls. American White Pelican is now regular in very small numbers in northwest Ohio during the warmer months, but it's still exciting to see one.
Kenn Kaufman
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