Date: 11/16/24 3:40 pm From: ck park via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] black swans??
as seen here, black swans are rarely all black... easiest to notice when
they are flying and/or doing a bit of stretching...
FYI -- black swans can be seen Way Out of Range. for example, i found
several around more rural sections of france, north, west, and south. the
UK introduced them in i think the 1800s as ornamentals; occasional escapees
can sometimes be found flying around.
like trileigh, i'd love to see them around here...
On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters <
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> Martha, is this person usually a reliable source? I could sort of see a
> novice birder seeing cormorants fly somewhere, looking to the untrained eye
> like black swans.
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> But it’d be fun if they are indeed the latter!
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> *From: *Martha Jordan via Tweeters <tweeters...>
> *Date: *Friday, November 15, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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> *Subject: *[Tweeters] black swans??
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> Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the
> ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater?
> I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black
> swans flying around in this area over the last month. When I queried her
> more, she said they were all black. Juvenile trumpeters can appear very
> dark, perhaps by some to be black. Therefore, I send out the inquiry.
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> (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans
> near the mouth of the Columbia River. From what all us biologists can
> determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.)
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> Thanks.
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> Martha Jordan
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