Pelicans enjoy a winter rendezvous. Photo by Barbara Bridges.

CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK – “The Majestic American White Pelican,” an intriguing bird of Clear Lake, will be featured in a slide presentation at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Visitor Center auditorium.

Docent Leona Butts will provide interesting history of the pelicans on Clear Lake and will add some information on the brown pelicans that are abundant at the coast.

What is it that the brown pelican does that no other pelican species does? What habitats do they share with American white pelicans?

While visiting the center, be sure to see the beautiful pelican mount overhead in the gift shop.

The interpretive association continues to be grateful to Mildred Pickersgill who found this pelican dead in the winter of 2000-01 on the shore of Clear Lake. Although this bird was in full breeding plumage, when it met an untimely death, it has become a wonderful teaching tool for all ages.

Changing seasons bring shorter open hours to the visitor center. Dedicated docents will maintain the visitor center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through October. If anyone is interested in joining our superb team of docents, please leave your name with the docents on duty.

There is no entrance fee to the park for participating in walks, programs or visiting the museum.

Visit www.clearlakestatepark.org for activity schedule, great photos and park information.

Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.