Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Abundance: Occasional during spring.

Status: Spring Visitor (1 record).

Information on Records: 

23 & 25 April 2009 (1 second-year) offshore from Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Russell County, Kentucky (Tom and Carol Stroud photo [on first date]).

Habitat: Large bodies of water, such as Lake Cumberland.

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: no records.

Remarks: x

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