(Newport, OR) -- Oregon's Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating several reports of sick and dead brown pelicans along the coast. Lab testing on two found in Newport were negative for bird flu. Other results are still pending. Brown pelicans breed in southern California and migrate north along Oregon's coast in the spring. Harmful algae blooms have sickened or killed pelicans and other wildlife in California, but it's unknown if domoic acid toxicity is responsible for the Oregon deaths. If you find a resting or dead pelican, ODFW urges you to leave it alone and keep dogs away.