Pelicans flock to Menominee Park

Oshkosh Northwestern

...Pelican sightings have been reported at various lakes in central and southeastern Wisconsin, including Lake Butte de Morts, Lake Puckaway, Lake Sinnissippi, Lake Koshkonong and the backwaters of the Mississippi River.

Volkert said the bird populations will likely continue to grow in this state.

"They're really slow and reluctant to start a nesting sight, but once they do they stay, and they lure more birds there. So these colonies can grow real quickly," he said.