Gates, Bryan R. wrote:
>
> Bob Norton wrote:
>
> >Finally, it is my impression that in SW WA the majority of
> >swans (90%) are Tundra and in the Vancouver, BC area the
> >proportion is reversed (i.e. in favour of Trumpeter). I am
> >sure someone can be more definite on that subject.
>
> I'll allow others to speak for the Vancouver area, but for southwestern
> Vancouver Island, such is the case. We have rated Tundra Swan as
> "Rare for This Area". A sighting of one among a group of Trumpeters
> is worth a call to our local Rare Bird Alert. Occasionally, a small
> family
> group of Tundras will stop over for a few days, including during the
> northward migration, but it is a species that can be missed here, even
> on a keen birder's year list. On the other hand, Trumpeters
> abound....500 or more currently in the Chemainus/Yellow
> Point/Duncan area, that many or more in the Courtenay/Comox
> area and 100 plus on the Saanich Peninsula adjacent to Victoria.
>
> Bryan Gates, Victoria brgates at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca
--------------------------------------- In SW Washington,
Tundra Swans are in the vast majority. However, in the last 3-4 years,
Trumpeteer Swans are becoming increasingly more common, especially in
Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge area. However, Trumpeters are still in the
minority. Along the SW Wash. coast, Trumpeteers are
present.....Tundras are very rare. Gerald
Hamilton Brush Prairie, Wash.