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<div dir="ltr">They have been returning every year for several years. I don’t think they are nesting but haven’t been monitoring them closely. There is a Facebook group called American White Pelicans of Padilla Bay that tracks their arrival and departure. More
than fireworks, I think there was s concerted effort by Swinomish to chase them off a few years ago. They sent boats out to harass them at least once that I am aware of. </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Carlos Andersen <2carlosandersen@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 12, 2024 5:48:45 AM<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Maybe they will try again to nest and establish a colony there. However, the only established colonies in the state, to my knowledge at this time, are one or two along the Columbia River. </div>
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On Jul 11, 2024, at 20:46, Nancy Crowell <nkcrowell@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The pelicans are there now. </div>
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<div class="x_PlainText">A couple years ago in Skagit County near the Swinomish Reservation around 44 nesting pairs of American White Pelicans were getting established on a nearby island. All was going well until July 5th when it was discovered the Pelicans
all abandoned the site. It was suspected the large amount of fireworks from the 4th of July was the cause for them to abandoned the colony.
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