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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

East Arm of , Talbot Lake, Cedar Lake, Cormorant Lake 650* 400 300

Lake 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