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From: jcohen@sco.COM (Jon Cohen)
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Subject: Could I Have Seen a Pelican?
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Date: 1 Oct 90 23:09:25 GMT
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I grew up on the South shore of Long Island, where pelicans--to 
my knowledge--are never seen. Yet, I am almost sure I saw a 
pelican in my backyard (I lived only a few blocks from the beach) 
when I was a small child. I looked up in this big chestnut 
tree--and there it was! I ran inside to tell my parents, but 
when they came to look, the pelican was gone.

My family laughs about this story as evidence of my 
over-active imagination. But I knew what a pelican looked 
like, and I am still certain I saw one.

I wonder if anyone knows about the range of pelicans 
on the Atlantic coast, and whether it's possible that  
I saw a pelican after all.