FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Trumpeter Swan

["Kevin Hamed" <khamed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Trumpeter Swan that Rick Knight found at Whitetop Creek Park in Bristol
Tennessee on January 1, 2003 is a WILD hatched bird.  This information was
obtain by speaking with Harry Lumsden, who is a retired biologist with the
Canada Natural Resources.  Mr. Lumsden said he placed the wing band on the
swan on October 10, 2001 at Wye Marsh near Midland Ontario, Canada of the
Georgian Bay.  The swan is a female that hatch in 2001.  Mr. Lumsden has
always enjoyed Trumpeter Swans and now spends his retirement working with
these birds.  The swan was seen regularly at Wye Marsh from October 2001 -
April 12, 2002.  The following list is the dates and locations the swans was
observed.

17 April 02        Point Nickel
May 2002 - 29 July 02    Wye Marsh
26 September 02       Victoria Harbor
31 October 02       Wye Marsh
8 November 02    Hog's Bay
3 Dec - 6 Dec 02    Wye Marsh

The swan was last seen on 6 December 02 until Rick found it in Bristol on 1
Jan 03 where it stayed until 12 Jan 03.

For those of you who have not seen the Trumpeter Society's web site you
should view it at http://www.taiga.net/swans/index.html

Kevin Hamed
Steele Creek Park Nature Center
Bristol Tennessee

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