Brown Pelican - Brush Hollow

[kevd...@gmail.com]

My dad (Jerry DeBoer) just turned up a/the Brown Pelican at Brush Hollow Reservoir just west of Pueblo. 

Kevin DeBoer - Jeffco

[Adrian Lakin]

After an hour of looking, I eventually found the BRPE sitting in a tree on the SW side. I remembered seeing them perched on the pier posts out on the west coast, so I decided to scan the trees and there it was. After a while, it stretched its wings and then flew and dove at least 3 times and was observed eating a fish. It eventually landed on the NE shoreline and took a nap.

I was on my way back to my car when I had an interesting conversation with a local fisherman who said he saw 2 Brown Pelicans here 3 days ago. I confirmed that they were brown not white and he said yes (they reminded him of pterodactyls). Only 1 has been seen and documented, but I thought it was worth mentioning about the possibility of 2 out there.

Adrian Lakin,

Mead, CO