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Updated: 7:47 PM EST February 4, 2021
ESSEX, Conn. An injured pelican rescued from a cove in Essex is now healed and heading home!
A Place Called Hope is the bird rehabilitation center that has been caring for the brown pelican since last week.
The center shared a new photo of Arvy, the pelican before the bird boarded its flight to a wildlife center in Jupiter, Florida.
Brown pelicans are southern coastal birds that rarely venture near Connecticut.
The CT Audubon Society says the bird may have been carried north in a storm.
Arvy was treated for hypothermia and lethargy, but made a quick recovery.
Updated: 6:40 PM EST January 27, 2021
ESSEX, Conn. A Brown Pelican was rescued Wednesday by officials.
The bird was found injured, huddled in distress at a cove. EcoTravel Director Andy Griswold says the bird was against the floating dock in the marina. He was concerned because the animal was not feeding energetically.
The CT Audubon Society says Brown Pelicans are southern coastal birds that rarely travel further than Virginia Beach.
Griswold called the Audubon Executive Director Patrick Comins who in turn called A Place Called Hope, a bird rehabilitation center in Killingworth, along with DEEP.
The bird was captured and was taken by DEEP to A Place Called Hope. The Audubon Society says the bird as of mid-afternoon Wednesday was being hydrated and receiving treatment for bruised wings.