The Brown Pelican is one of six nominees for Audubon California's 2009 Bird of the Year. Just this week, the bird recently made news when it was removed from the federal Endangered Species List. You can cast your vote for Bird of the Year here. Here's a quick video highlighting the Brown Pelican:
By Garrison Frost
November 17, 2009
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.