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American white Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.
March 20 to April 17+ and September 13 to November 20+. Regular transient, usually in flocks of only about a dozen birds, and more often seen in fall than in spring. Flocks of more that 100 birds have been seen on several occasions, including the estimated 400 seen flying overhead in Benton County on April 13, 1985. There are four records of single birds seen during December and January. An unusually late flock of 156 flew over Centerton on May 18, 1986.

Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus.
March 15 to May 28+ and August 24 to December 20+. Common transient, especially in fall. This fish-eating bird gathers in large flocks of 100 or more individuals on impoundments, especially during fall migration. The population is especially great in October and November and some individuals linger into December. At least 500 were at Lake Frances near Siloam Springs on October 21, 1984. The increase in numbers of these birds migrating through the region in the 1980s is no doubt related to higher nesting success resulting from environmental protection, especially the control of chemical pollution that is severely detrimental to fish-eating birds. Since 1987, there have been at least two records of single birds observed during February and one bird lingered until June 7, 1986, at Lake Frances.

Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens.
A single bird was seen during the Fayetteville Christmas Bird count on December 21, 1967. This bird is sometimes blown far inland from the Gulf Coast by storms.