Pelican Island (Corpus Christi Bay) Explained

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

1. Oberholser, Harry Church (1974). The Bird Life of Texas. University of Texas Press. Page 81. .
2. Sorrells, Colby (2009). Flyfisher's Guide to the Texas Gulf Coast. Wilderness Adventures Press. Page 197. .
3. Salvant, J. U. and David McComb (1999). The Historic Seacoast of Texas. University of Texas Press. Page 34. .
4. Dyes, John C. (2013). Nesting Birds of the Coastal Islands: A Naturalist's Year on Galveston Bay. University of Texas Press. Page 56. .
5. U.S. National Research Council (1991). Transportation Research Record: Geotechnical Engineering. Page 3. .

27.82°N -97.156°W