Date: 5/4/24 12:24 pm From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] Re: Swan at Spring Lakes
Thanks to those who replied to me. Apparently this is one of two Trumpeter Swans that were released there by the owners several years ago. The last eBird report was almost two years ago when both were still present; one has subsequently died.
Kent Johnson
Boulder Creek
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Subject: [MBBIRDS] Swan at Spring Lakes
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?
