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Box 382 Fairview, Montana February 1, 1965
Gentlemen:
Thank you so much for the information that you sent me last ye8r while I was making a survey of the White Pelic~n. Without your help this survey C)uld never have been a success.
Enclosed you will find a summary of the status of the White Pelican in the United States and Canada. If you have additional information that would make this survey more complete, please send this information as soon as possible. At the present time we are making plans to publish an article on the status of the White Pelican. I would appreciate any additional information that you can send me.
Sin~erely yours, - --7/J I 1f,J -/ / // t.: ~ A~c.,,r -7/r·r u J Michael F. Lies SUMMARY STATUS OF THE WHITE PELICAN UNITED STATES
Location Adults Young Nests 1963 1964 1963 1964 1963 1964 California
Lower Klamath 700-~ 1,500* 600 400 300 250 Upper Klamath 500'.l- 36()ll- 150 100 80 200 Clear Lake 1,060-:} 1,860* 900 609 430 800 Tule Lake 630 220 Salton Sea 225 0 Modoc Refuge 30 42 Sacramento Refuge 50 180 Colorado
Riverside Reservoir 200* 110* 44 35 55 50 Florida 50 50 Idaho Ivfulidoka Refuge 200 200 Deer Flat Refuge 55 60 Montana Bowdoin Refuge 5 ,500-~ 5, 75(){~ 3,200 5,957 2,200 3,683 Medicine Lake Refuge 3,500* 3 ,50(},'t 1,000 1,000 1,140 1,300 Charles M. Russell 1,500* 415 200 Flooding destroyed nests Red Rock Refuge 550 210 Nevada Anaho Island 6,000* 7,000* 2,500 1,514 1,000 1,608 +94.5 eggs Stillwater Refuge 1,900 600 North Dakota
Chase Lake Refuge 8,000* 8,000* 3,000 4,000 Des Lacs Refuge 130 90 Devils Lake and Sullys Hill Preserve 00 100 Long Lake Refuge 100 100 Slade Refuge 30 105 Lower Souris Refuge 500 150 Snake Creek Refuge 200 200
Tweaukon Refuge 175 39 Upper Souris Refuge 1,500 900 Oregon
Malheur Refuge 170 155 South Dak..;ta
Lacreek Refuge 750* 800-* 450 759 275 A41 Sand Lake Refuge 5ooi~ 800-* 250
Waubay Lake 500* 300!~ 53 250 38 Texas
Aransas Refuge 60l~ 20 So 30 Utah
Gunnison Island 4 ,Soo-::- 3 ,oooi~ 1,000 897 2,soo Wyoming
Molly Island Yellowstone Park 60(}:t 600r~ 300 Fewer 117 Fewer --·- Total Aciults 40,365 37,416 Breeding adults in the United States in 1963 was 33, 9 2(}l :- Breeding adults in the United States in 1964 was 33,470* ' / "
SUMl LARY
STATUS OF THE WHITE PELICA.t'J
CAl1ADA
Location Adults Young Nests
1963 1964 1963 1964 1963 1964 Alberta
La ke Newell 2CW, 5 Frog Lake _N:, Informa t ion Available
British Colombia
Stum Lake 1_5()-:Ht 130-:l-
Manitoba
Re d Deer River 105,K- 105 Grand Rapids Region 800 Includes Soo-~ Kawinaw Lake Lake Winnipegosis Saskatchewan River
East Arm of Moose Lake, Talbot Lake, Cedar Lake, Cormorant Lake 650* 400 300
Lake Manitoba Clandeboye Dam 400 10
Long Creek 100
Netley ifarsh 200
East Shoal Lake 600* 65CW· 92 286
Lake Winnepeg 1,517 Ne sting on St. Martin's Island 500-:t-- 700
Saskatchewan Redberry Lake 200 600 52 175.,~ • > ../
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Crana Lake JOO** Dore Lake
Total 3,625
Estimated breeding adults in Canada 2, 075
1r* An estimate was made comparing it to a r ecent count made in the region
Total number of adults in the United States and Canada , 1963 43,990 Total number of breeding adults in the United Statea and Canada, 1963 35,995