American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789    Synonyms: AWPE.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Pelecaniformes   >   Family Pelecanidae   >   Genus Pelecanus   

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Regular only at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co.

There are 164 records in the project database.

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American White Pelicans at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An American White Pelican in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/8/2010). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An American White Pelican in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/31/2010). Photo by Danny Poet. (MBP list)

A flock of American White Pelicans at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/23/2014). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

American White Pelicans at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). The flock amassing ultimately totaled 116 birds, a new state high count for Maryland. The previous high count was 81 at Blackwater NWR by Harry Armistead (3/23/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Two of ten American White Pelicans seen at Blackwater NWR, Dorchester Co., Maryland on 7/29/2007. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

An American White Pelican at Blackwater NWR, Maryland (3/9/2013). Photo by Benjamin DeHaven. (MBP list)

An American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/5/2021). (c) Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Wendy McCrady via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/1/2018). Photo by Erica Weick. (MBP list)

American White Pelicans over Newport Bay, Worcester Co., Maryland (10/23/2005). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An American White Pelican in flight at Deal Island, Somerset Co., Maryland (3/1/2012). Found by Ron Gutberlet. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

American White Pelicans in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/19/2018). First county record found by Kathy Handyside. Photo by Joe Hanfman. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/1/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/20/2013). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/7/2016). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

American White Pelicans in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/30/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/17/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/15/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Harford Co., Maryland (4/20/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

American White Pelicans in Calvert Co., Maryland (3/28/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/7/2016). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/29/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

American White Pelican in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/29/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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