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went to Atkins Lake just off the river at pine bluff yesterday and there were hundreds of pelicans all over the lake .I have never seen that many around here before,do they migrate or get lost or what? They are very big birds has anyone else seen very many?:confused:
There's usually some big flocks of them at the Pendleton area on the AR River in Winter / Early Spring. I've also seen a few at Peckerwood. Weird dudes.
How'd you do at Atkins? I've never done very well on that lake...
When I moved here from the coast, I was shocked to see pelicans. I thought they were strickly a "blue" water bird. I see them frequently now while working at the port. They are a migratory bird. Check out Darryl's websight. I think I remember he has some pictures of them on Degray.
DP
Usually 100's on the lower lake at Sardis this time of year.
I've seen big flocks on White River at Batesville twice in my life. I absolutely couldn't believe it the first time. They were colored like snow geese, and when I looked them up in a bird book I found out that they spend their summers in Utah or Canada or somewhere. I can't remember now.
I used to fish Atkins alot whern I lived in PB. I did not ever see many, but early in spring there were usually 10-20 out there every trip. I did some fishing below Jefferson Dam and there were always alot of pelicans there in winter and spring. I even caught one one time while fishing for stripers below the dam there.
I bet they taste like chicken.:D:D:D
We have a bunch on Nimrod every fall.
I work in an Office on the Arkansas River near downtown with a 3rd floor view for the past 10 years. I see these B-52 size birds, flying in big flocks doing big circles hitting rising thermals pocks as they wind up and down the river at a pretty high level. They are white with black wing tips...and the monster yellow beaks. They look like they have about a four foot wing spand. Also Sea Gulls frequent back and forth at different times. Birds...blah blah. I like the summer months when you might spy a topless babe from time to time zipping up and down the river....or some nut out there trying to ski when the water is flowing hard.
At certain times Millwood has large rafts of pelicans present. I don'y see how there can be enough bait fish to support all of them, they are so large.
oh by the way didnt catch any fish, went atkins after trying cane creek.had fun chasing pelicans around the lake.:D
had a pelican land on the water near me and my bro-in-law in our canoe on Harris Brake. That bird acted like it knew us from somewhere. Tried feeding it minnows from the bottom of the boat that were dead. It didn't want those. If I threw in a live minnow, it'd swallow it up. Pretty smart bird. :)
These birds can really hurt the fish population of smaller lakes. It is said they eat 4 pounds of fish per day.
There are pelican on Lake Conway by the mutitudes
Slabsntaters got it right...... They were on Conway bigtime before the ice. They are also on Old River Lake in Scott. :mad::confused:
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Originally Posted by slabsntaters