Three recovered American white pelicans released in Irvine

April 24, 2021 4:04 AM — Posted by signsanaheim — Posted at business signage ,irvine sign company

Three American white pelicans slowly checked out their surroundings, then with a little encouragement, took to the air at Mason Regional Park in Irvine on Friday.

The birds had been recovering at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach for the past six months. All are about a year old.

  • Volunteers from the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center watch a just-released American white pelican walk towards the water at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Debbie McGuire, executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, right, joins volunteers as they prepare to release American white pelicans in Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • An American white pelican who suffered for damage due to fishing lines is released at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Three just-released American white pelicans check out their surroundings before flying away at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Debbie McGuire, executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, encourages just-released American white pelicans to fly away at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two of three just-released American white pelicans take to the air at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Volunteer Riley Whitney, from the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, releases an American white pelican at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A just-released American white pelicans take to the air at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Two of the three just-released American white pelicans check out their surroundings before flying away at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Three just-released American white pelicans check out their surroundings before flying away at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Debbie McGuire, executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, encourages just-released American white pelicans to fly away at Mason Regional Park on Thursday, April 23, 2021. The center released three pelicans they nursed back to health over the past six months.
    (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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One found around Thanksgiving had been nicknamed Butterball. It was malnourished and small for its age.

The other two had been injured by fishing lines. One needed surgery on the scoop on the underside of its beak and the other had parts of its feet removed because they had been damaged.

Debbie McGuire, the center’s executive director, said she wanted to make sure to release the birds in time for their annual migration to Colorado.

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