Date: 2/12/26 5:50 am From: Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Trumpeter or Tundra ….
The listserv highly compresses images, to the point that this one might not really be helpful anymore. Here's a link to the full size image: https://imgur.com/a/M9oAihu
The discussion on Discord concluded these are all Trumpeters for the following reasons:
The 2 adults on the right have the black on the bill connecting to the eye at a sherp angle and there is no yellow visible on the lores. The two juveniles are similar in size to the adults (not noticeably smaller like a Tundra), have similar bill and facial structure, and are grayish overall. Juvenile Tundras are a bit more white in the body.
Another hint is that these 4 are all together away from other swans. Swans are monogamous and stick in tight family groups that migrate and winter together, so we're very likely looking at the parents and their 2 young.
