I'll do one.
Best regards,
John
On Feb 19, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Dwayne Martin <redxbill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Can someone please fill out a Rare Bird Report for the Swan? It can be done
here: http://www.carolinabirdclub.org/brc/rare_bird/
Dwayne
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J. Dwayne Martin
Hickory, NC
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Catawba County Park Ranger
Riverbend Park - Conover, NC
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http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/
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On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Simon Thompson <simonrbt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Folks
We are pretty confident that the swan on the French Broad River just north
of Asheville is indeed a sub-adult Trumpeter Swan. Photos have been uploaded
to the Carolina Bird Club website:
http://www.carolinabirdclub.org/gallery/Johnston/trus.html
Thanks to Doug Johnston, Clifton Avery, John Koon and Tom Bush for getting
photos that clinched the ID. It's a tough call, but the "V" shape of the
white above the bill is conclusive, Compare this to the U shaped or flat
shape on the Tundra Swan.
See Sibley's information for more details:
http://www.sibleyguides.com/2006/02/distinguishing-trumpeter-and-tundra-swans/
A few photos are also attached
Directions: Go to Ledges Whitewater River Park on the French Broad River
(Alexander)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ledges+Whitewater+River+Park/@35.6845176,-82.6196865,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xc81f18538ccbcb6c!8m2!3d35.6845132!4d-82.617498?hl=en&authuser=0
Continue downstream for half a mile and park in the large pull-off. The swan
was in the river (far side) near this pull-off around 4:30 PM today. Hope
it's in the same place tomorrow.
As far as I know, this may be a first record for Western North Carolina.
Simon
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