Hi Kim and others,
Kim probably just misheard me in the field; I was actually leaning
strongly towards Trumpeter Swan on 6 of these birds. While we were
standing there watching the swans I was discussing with Ken Shepherd
the possibility that the 7th bird, a much smaller juvenile, was a
Tundra Swan. So in total, I believe there were 6 Trumpeter Swans (a
family group containing 2 adults and 4 juveniles) and 1 juvenile
Tundra Swan which was associating more loosely with the Trumpeters.
Here is a link to my eBird checklist which contains my photos of the swans:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9665444
Good birding,
Dave Slager
Columbus, Ohio
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:19, Kim Graham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Surprising variety of good birds yesterday around noon at Watermark Quarry
> in Grandview. Sorry this post is late.
>
> Redhead Ducks
> Canvasbacks
> Lesser Scaup
> Coots
> Canada Geese
> Common Merganser
> Hooded Merganser
> Buffleheads
> Pied-billed Grebes
> Common Loon
> and 6 or 7 Tundra Swans.
>
> Regarding the Swans, ran into Dave Slager and Ken Shepherd while we were
> there and at that time we all were leaning towards the Swans being Tundra's
> as opposed to Trumpeters.
> Below is a link to my web page where I posted a couple of images of the
> Swans. These are not as crisp as I would have liked.
> Note: The Swans flew off north as we were leaving.
>
> kimgraham.zenfolio.com
>
> Good birding to all,
> Kim and Cindy Graham
>
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