Date: 5/12/25 8:14 am From: David Barry via groups.io <wildbarrydb...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Five Mute Swans on Tuesday
Mute Swabs have patriated the entire SF Bay Area as well as the Sacramento
Delta.
Dave Barry
Santa Rosa.
On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via
groups.io <feather...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> > Hi all,
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> > 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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