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For the first time ever, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center has teamed up with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to track the migration of brown pelicans. In this Q&A below, research ecologist Autumn-Lynn Harrison talks about the migration.

On July 11, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center scientist Autumn-Lynn Harrison set out to deploy GPS tags on the Chesapeake Bay’s brown pelicans to track their migrations and better understand the iconic birds.