With Roberts email about swan ID, I decided to post the latest contact info
for reporting banded Trumpeter swans and Tundra swans.
What you were seeing were trumpeter swans that were banded and released in
Ohio a few years ago. They will have Green or Yellow "necklaces".
Reporting of banded birds now needs to go to Dave Sherman
[log in to unmask] 1-419-898-0960 ext21
Banded Trumpeter Swans primarily will have a blue neck band with white
lettering. But you could also see some that are white with black lettering.
For Tundra Swans Contact John Whissel at the USGS. The link to contact info
page is as follows:
http://abscweb.wr.usgs.gov/science/biology/avian_influenza/TUSW/TUSW_report.html
He is in charge of North Slope banding which "should" be the swans that
would be in our area.
When reporting sightings make observations of band number, temperature,
wind, cloud cover, time of day, size of flock, and where located (If you can
get coordinates so much the better.)
I am going to start watching some of the newer ponds at Big Island that are
not part of the map. Last year I saw dozens of tundra swans at the pond
between New Bloomington and LaRue...but that was last year :-) Here is a
link to my gmap, the pond that I am talking about is marker #10.:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111124962307056523138.00045ebeaba268177d1e7&ll=40.570415,-83.259716&spn=0.062981,0.153809&t=h&z=13
Happy Birding and God bless.
Steve Jones
(a.k.a. sjlarue)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to
the ground apart from the will of your Father.
30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
(Matthew 10.29-31)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert S. Morton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help needed in ID'ing Swans
Hello; I ran across three swans which look more like Trumpeter than Tundra
Swans- 2 adults and one juvenile. They were in a private marsh area on the
west side of CR 265. I drove east of Fremont on Rt. 6 towards Pickerel
Creek WA. CR 265 is on the left off of Rt. 6 about 7 miles out of Fremont.
Turn left onto CR 265 at Racoon Creek, which has a large sign with the
creek's name on it. Drive down CR 265 about a quarter mile and the swans
are on the left. There were no yellow markings at the base of the bill, but
I know not all Tundra Swans have this marking. They seemed to have a larger
black bills than Tundra's have. One had a green neck band with yellowish
markings, which I couldn't read. All three seemed very large, bigger than
most Tundra Swans I've seen earlier in the Fall. However, I've been looking
at Tufted Titmice and juncos all winter, to my perception has been
influenced...they seemed like dinosaurs! Plus, these swans were much closer
to me than any I've spotted before. Any one know if the green neck band
with yellowish letters/numbers is being put on Trumpeter, or on Tundra
Swans? This would verify the ID. I'd appreciate you letting me know.
Further down the road is another large and newly-created marsh with about
15 Swans on it, but they were too far away to ID. Definately not Mute
Swans, though. Also in the area in and around Pickerel Creek WA:
2 N. Harriers
4 Bald Eagles
20 Mallards
40 Canada Geese
2 RT Hawks
Thousands of Starlings(ugh!)
2 Great Blue Herons
Visit the Wildlife-Friendly Yards Blog at:
http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/ and look at the WW Crossbill
Video in right margin. Robert
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