Record #:

9464

Author(s):

Wooten, Curtis

Abstract:

North Carolina's only nesting colony of brown pelicans was discovered in 1929 on Royal Shoal, a low island located about ten miles northwest of Ocracoke Island in Pamlico Sound. Wooten discusses follow-up sightings and studies and why the brown pelican is on the endangered species list.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 41 Issue 7, July 1977, p13-15, il

Subject(s):

Brown pelican; Endangered species