From around 5:30 - 6:00 pm another birder and I saw both these birds at the
north end of the East Pond. I too entered at the NW corner path through the
phragmites. The water level is fairly high, and I did go beyond that NW corner.
The pelican was maybe 800 feet away, but we got good looks in the Questar. I
did not see anything wrong with the left eye. The upper mandible has the
prominent "breeding bulge" about 1/3 of the way up from the tip.
The phalarope was quite close at one point, then flew down by the pelican.
Earlier I searched the bay north of the East Pond and saw no pelicans.
Bob Lewis
Sleepy Hollow NY
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