Date: 5/4/24 11:54 am From: richard moss <rlmossnew...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Swan at Spring Lakes
If you look at the text update from an old ebird posting from 2016 :
"Not countable. Apparently the property of Spring Lakes. Not Mute Swans or Tundra Swans. My initial impression was that they were Trumpeters, but then changed my identification. Subsequently investigated by Alex Rinkert, who identified them as Trumpeters and also contacted the property office, to determine if they were the property of the park. The office indicated that they had purchased the birds. Photographed; photos to be uploaded later. Wings clipped? Recorded for informational purposes”.
> On May 4, 2024, at 10:28 AM, Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> wrote:
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> Yesterday Martha Pallin submitted an eBird checklist from Spring Lakes Mobile Home Park in Scott's Valley that included an excellent series of photos of what she identified as a Mute Swan (https://ebird.org/checklist/S171749815). The photos looked to me more like a Tundra or Trumpeter Swan, some features seeming to favor one of those species and some the other. I went down there this morning and saw the bird. I did not learn anything new about its appearance, but it called a few times and the calls were rather trumpeting. I believe this is a Trumpeter Swan. Does anyone have any information about its origin or how long it has been there?
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> Kent Johnson
> Boulder Creek
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