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The first pelican splashed down on the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon on April 9 for the second year in a row.
It’s a city tradition to watch for the first pelican and predict when it will arrive in the Meewasin Valley Authority contest, as the first pelican sighting is a signal that summer is on the way.
Meewasin Valley Authority announced on social media that the pelican arrived on Wednesday night around 10:05 pm, landing between the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge and the Saskatoon weir. Pelicans normally return between April 2 and 21.
Katie Walls, community events organizer for Meewasin Valley Authority, joined Mark Loshack on the CKOM Morning Show to discuss the recent landing.
“There was just one yesterday,” she said. ‘They’ll fully start coming in larger and larger groups as the days get warmer.”
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The pelican that landed on the river Wednesday night will now begin to spread the message to its winged friends.
“He’ll go and tell his buddies that the water is good by The Weir,” said Walls. “Then more and more pelicans will be coming.”
Once the pelicans do arrive in Saskatoon, they begin to do big trips each day.
“They make a 140-kilometre round trip every day between Redberry and Saskatoon,” Walls said.
Most people who see pelicans in Saskatchewan see them at The Weir or Redberry Lake, which is northwest of Saskatoon.
Walls said it’s the same pelicans that return to Saskatoon every year.
“They flock together,” she said.
