Good point and question Dennis! We are heading up to Blaine tomorrow and
down to the Samish - and Skagit Flats on Friday and hope to find a Tundra
Swan or two.


Hans

*Hans Feddern*
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
thefedderns at gmail.com


On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Martha, I wonder if that could happen with our Tundra Swans. They seem

> less common on the Skagit Flats than previously, or perhaps I just haven't

> found the flocks that are usually there. On the other hand, Trumpeters seem

> to be getting more common all the time. Is anything known about this?

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> On Feb 19, 2025, at 4:57 PM, Martha Jordan via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Over the past few years I tracked the decline of wintering Bewick's Swans

> in Britain and Ireland. This decline is being seen all across the eastern

> hemisphere where warming climates are keeping swans further north.

>

> Here is an article on the issue:

> https://www.birdguides.com/news/blank-winter-for-bewicks-swan-in-ireland/

>

> Martha Jordan

> Everett, WA

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