Since August I have been reporting a couple of mute swans among other species at a pond along Galloway Rd. One of those 2 Mute swans may be a hybrid version-it has a long patch of black on its back. Does anyone here in this forum know of any hybrids with this species or is it just a possible variant or subspecies ? Today at the same pond, I observed the usual Canadian geese,mallards, and a pair of Ameican black ducks . ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]