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Researchers on a boat try to to catch an oiled pelican in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast.
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Netting an oiled pelican in the Gulf of Mexico

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

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Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.
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Brown Pelican covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill

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Dr. Erica Miller, of the Louisiana State Wildlife Response Team, cleanses an oil-covered pelican in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
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Cleaning an Oiled Pelican in Louisiana

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Pelicans Roost at oil spill "ground zero" two years later.
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Pelicans Roost at Oil Spill "Ground Zero"

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Pelicans gather at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Pelicans Perch on Oil Booms

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