OUTDOOR CORNER: WHITE PELICANS MIGRATE TO AREA

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Sunday, April 12, 1998

If you have been down to the Diversion Channel in the last few weeks, you may have seen an unusual sight. Thousands of large white birds are resting and feeding in shallow flooded areas created by Mississippi River backwaters. This bird is the white pelican. The white pelican migrates through the Missouri every year, but this year the flocks are concentrated in a highly visible location which makes for good viewing.

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