Subject: [Tweeters] Swans
Date: Jan 1 13:34:49 2010
From: Jeremiah Alexander - jkalexan at u.washington.edu


Hi all,

Was hoping for some help. last Sunday I went out to Juanita Bay Park, and saw the group of three swans that had been seen there previously. I did not have my scope with me, and was not close enough to see any distinguishing features that would help differentiate Tundra vs. Trumpeter. So for those of you who also saw these three birds, and determined both species to be present (two Trumpeter and one Tundra), did you do so based on size? One of the swans I saw appeared smaller than the other two, but I'm not comfortable for the purpose of my life list calling it a Tundra just yet...

Wishing you a very birdy 2010,

Jeremiah Alexander