The skies in St. Louis River are currently bustling with great white pelicans, which are stopping over to gobble up grub before they take off for Canada. According to a recent Facebook post by the St. Louis River Alliance, these feathered giants are on a tight schedule to reach their summer breeding grounds on Lake of the Woods.

Sporting wingspans that can stretch nearly 6 feet, these birds are hard to miss. These large birds, once on the verge of local extinction due to the misconception they threatened fishing stocks, are now thriving. The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" boasts the biggest population of nesting pairs anywhere on the globe. A mistake, from a bygone era, almost cost us the beauty these birds bestow upon the Minnesota landscape each spring.

As these pelicans make their pit stop, wildlife enthusiasts might spot an unusual feature: horn-like growths on the birds' beaks. These nifty appendages aren't a permanent fixture—they sprout up in the spring on both males and females, only to be shed after the eggs have been laid, reveals the St. Louis River Alliance.

For those itching to witness these birds before they vanish northward, Chambers Grove is the spot to be.