Pelican Island is a semi-tropical island in the Corpus Christi Bay, situated immediately south of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.[1][2] It is one of the largest habitats of both brown pelicans and white pelicans in the Texas.[3][4] In the late 1980s, Pelican Island was the only location in all of Texas where nesting brown pelicans could be found.[5]
References
edit- ^ Oberholser, Harry Church (1974). The Bird Life of Texas. University of Texas Press. Page 81. ISBN 9780292707115.
- ^ Sorrells, Colby (2009). Flyfisher's Guide to the Texas Gulf Coast. Wilderness Adventures Press. Page 197. ISBN 9781932098662.
- ^ Salvant, J. U. and David McComb (1999). The Historic Seacoast of Texas. University of Texas Press. Page 34. ISBN 9780292777415.
- ^ Dyes, John C. (2013). Nesting Birds of the Coastal Islands: A Naturalist's Year on Galveston Bay. University of Texas Press. Page 56. ISBN 9780292758988.
- ^ U.S. National Research Council (1991). Transportation Research Record: Geotechnical Engineering. Page 3. ISBN 9780309051187.
27°49′12″N 97°09′22″W / 27.820°N 97.156°W
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