American White Pelicans thriving in Northeast Wisconsin

DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) - A large aquatic bird that has become a familiar sight in Northeast Wisconsin is thriving in the Bay of Green Bay. As Local 5`s Kris Schuller reports the American White Pelican now makes our area its summer home.

On the churning waters near the Fox River dam in De Pere - American White Pelicans perch. They are members of a growing colony that has found a home on the waters of Northeast Wisconsin.

“We have a pretty good population of white pelicans,” said DNR Wildlife Biologist Josh Martinez...

...“They`ll work together to herd fish into the shoreline or some other obstacle and force them to the surface in shallow water and you`ll see all their heads go down at one time,” said Mike Reed, director of the Green Bay Wildlife Sanctuary...   ...more

Ken Notes: I thought I was seeing things when I saw a flock in Albany this spring.