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American White Pelican
Seen from Rhinecliff Landing on the Hudson, July 2009

Photo by Peter Schoenberger (taken from Port Ewen on the Ulster side of the river)

 
On July 8, 2009 an American White Pelican was found on the Hudson River at Kingston Point. The next day, the bird turned up at Port Ewen, just a bit south. The pelican was also seen from Rhinecliff Landing in Dutchess County, and this sighting was counted as a Dutchess record.

American White Pelican over the Hudson, photo by Peter Schoenberger

 

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