Pelican Lake, Wright County

Survey Citation:
Henderson, Carroll L. 1977. Minnesota Colonial Bird Nesting Site Inventory. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/consgrant_reports/1977/1977_colonial_birds.pdf. AND Henderson, Carroll L. 1978. Minnesota Colonial Bird Nesting Site Inventory. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

• Time period
  1977, August 1980
• Source
  Report
• Both Western and Clarks?
  N

Count Type	Range	Max	Year
Max Adults	101 to 500	~200	1978
Most Recent Adults	101 to 500	~200	1978
Max Nests	1 to 100	presence	1977, 1978
Most Recent Nests	1 to 100	presence	1978
Max Chicks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Most Recent Chicks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Comments:

The Minnesota Colonial Waterbird Nesting Inventory was conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources from 1977 to 1980. The reports include Western grebe colony counts of each year (except 1979) but only 1977 and 1978 have individual breeding lake survey numbers. There are two Pelican Lakes, one in Grant County and one in Wright County (this one). 1977 had 100 pairs, 1978 had ~100 pairs, both pair numbers X 2 for individual numbers. The 1980 report summarizes colony status for 5 colonies but does not name them so is entered here as a statewide entry with no breeding lakes named.