Thanks to Dave and Bruce for their comments/observations regarding my
earlier post on the swans at Watermark Quarry.  
   Dave....I definitely misheard you in the field yesterday as to which way
you were leaning on these swans and I apologize for misrepresenting your
thinking regarding the id of these swans.
    I think Bruce's comment about conclusions commonly drawn some 10 years
earlier were interesting too.
    I guess for me, I can't say 100% for sure which these were. (Glad I put
a question mark on my original post :-) )  But after looking at some of my
photos closer the six swans that were alike did seem to have a pointed
border or v shape on top of their heads where the black bill area meets the
white head area.  My Sibley's claims that would indicate a Trumpeter.  With
that in mind I'm probably leaning more towards the Trumpeters.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Good Birding,

Kim
kimgraham.zenfolio.com

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