The National Park Service website says that “the only long-term breeding colonies of California brown pelicans in the United States” are on the islands. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center ...

Scores of emaciated brown pelicans, too weak to fly, have been found on Southern California beaches in the last month and taken to an Orange County rescue center, according to its director.

The brown pelican was in the middle of the street on Elkelton Boulevard Tuesday morning. It's rare for that kind of sea bird to be so far inland. The California Highway Patrol ended up blocking ...