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Phone:    (305) 751-9840
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In 1979, Harry and Darlene Kelton moved into a houseboat in Pelican Harbor Marina. Harry had convinced his wife to try life on a houseboat for just six months while the apartment building they lived in was being renovated. Soon after moving in, the Keltons began noticing injured pelicans congregating in the marina. The Keltons began paying out of pocket for the treatment of the earliest patients and set about creating a facility for their care. By 1980, the Keltons had incorporated Pelican Harbor Seabird Station for the purpose of healing injured seabirds. The first Seabird Station was an unglamorous prefabricated shed with a steel deck hatch for an office desk. The first aviary was the remaining posts of an old shed with chain link sides. In 1988 the Miami-Dade County Parks Department, who owns Pelican Harbor Marina, decided to renovate the Marina and ordered the Seabird Station to move. After more than a year of continuous efforts, the Keltons successfully negotiated with the co



Address:1279 NE. 79th Street Causeway
Miami , Florida  33138
Phone: (305) 751-9840
Fax: (305) 759-4461


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