Date: 5/12/25 4:02 pm From: John Gallo via groups.io <gallo.ja...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Five Mute Swans on Tuesday
e-bird has a really cool function in which you can see the relative numbers
of an individual species, and their location, over certain, user-defined
time periods. Would be interesting if someone has time and interest to
make some screen-grabs for Mute Swans and/or Eurasian Collared Dove... (and
maybe MODO as well...)
On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM David Barry via groups.io <wildbarrydb=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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:
>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> =============
>>
>> 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
>> >
>> > -------------------------
>> >
>> > 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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