The younger, smaller Brown Pelican chick nestles up against the older chick for some shade. Notice the beak of the third chick behind the larger one. It was very hot in the middle of the island where their next was located. Photo Credit: May 2009, Marcy Spears.

2009 Annual Bird Census for Colonial Waterbirds on the Audubon Bird Sanctuary, Sundown Island (POC). Included in this gallery are photos taken by Tim and Peggy Wilkinson in March 2009, the beginning of the breeding season for colonial waterbirds.

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The younger, smaller Brown Pelican chick nestles up against the older chick for some shade. Notice the beak of the third chick behind the larger one. It was very hot in the middle of the island where their next was located. Photo Credit: May 2009, Marcy Spears.