From the solid brown of a first- year bird to adult, feathers are a patchy mix of white and brown, the colors sorting themselves into the most reconized plumage in five years.

CANFIELD — Several years ago, I relocated our bird feeders from the backyard to the pergola over our deck. Yes, it is messy requiring a thorough spring cleanup, but there are also two advantages.

Starving brown pelicans overwhelm Bay Area bird rescue facility 03:13. FAIRFIELD -- A wildlife crisis is playing out in the Bay Area and along the California coast.

Those beachside birds, however, differ dramatically from American white pelicans. In spite of their super size, brown pelicans by contrast are small, with a wing span only six-and-a-half feet.