Date: 5/12/25 6:36 am From: Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via groups.io <feather...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Five Mute Swans on Tuesday
Perhaps yes, another coincidence; Tim tells me that there is a rather
sizable population in Sonoma County and that the five birds I saw may be
connected to that group.
Neat that you're not seeing Eurasian Collared Doves; I still do not have
them in my yard, but go out the road to another spot that's more open
and they are there.
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On 2025-05-12 4:53 am, <djensen...> wrote:
> Perhaps another coincidence- I've been birding in Port Huron Michigan
> for the past four days and I've seen multiple pairs of Mute Swans, but
> (finally) no Eurasian Collared Doves. Only MODOs.
>
> DJ
>
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> From: <Mendobirds...> on behalf of Dan Airola
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 7:33 PM
> To: <Mendobirds...>; <feather...>
> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Five Mute Swans on Tuesday
>
> Mute Swans are increasing rapidly in many areas. I have found 22
> ponds with swans in the central Sierra foothills this year (Tuolumne-
> Sacramento Counties). I saw none in ponds in Yuba and Butte County
> foothills. Nor did I see them in ponds in Lake County 2 weeks ago.
>
> The Eurasian Collared Dove expanded more rapidly north along the
> coast then in the interior, but maybe that is just a coincidence.
>
> Dan Airola
> Sacramento
>
> On Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 06:34:23 PM PDT, Lisa D. Walker, (Feather
> Forestwalker) via groups.io <feather...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Some of you know about the five Mute Swans I spotted flying north
> along
> the coast at Virgin Creek on Tuesday. Well, in Jackson County, OR,
> five
> Mute Swans showed up on Friday and then were gone. Today, five Mute
> Swans were spotted in Arcata. What's the likelihood that they are the
>
> same five birds I saw Tuesday morning?
>
> Lisa Walker, Fort Bragg/Cleone
>
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