A “wayward” brown pelican blown off its migration path was rescued in Erie.
The Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County said in a Facebook post that the call came in Friday for a brown pelican in the Erie area that was lethargic and possibly stuck in ice. Temperatures had plummeted, and the wildlife center quickly organized a response, using a kayak and net to capture the bird.
The rescue said an examination showed that the bird is in critical condition. It’s dehydrated, critically underweight and has frostbite and wounds on its feet. Since pelicans metabolize medications differently than other species, Tamarack said they’ll have to make adjustments, but they wrote, “It is a privilege to treat this unusual patient.”…