[TN-Bird] Re: Mute Swan
- From: Chris Sloan <csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rick Knight <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 13:41:22 -0600
I was referring to the Great Lakes population. I am not sure we disagree
that much. My point is just that, absent some particular reason to believe
an individual was a released pet, in my opinion they are more likely than
not to be dispersed from the established populations. Obviously, in your
area, many are known to be released. Around here, there aren't that many.
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN
http://www.chrissloanphotography.com
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Richard Knight <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> I disagree, but depending on what you mean by "established wild
> population".
> To my knowledge there are only some feral (i.e., formerly domestic) Mute
> Swans
> that breed in Tenn., but none that I would consider wild & established in
> the state.
> Also, there have been some that appeared to be dispersers from the
> established
> Great Lakes population, although that is nearly impossible to prove.
> Maybe the
> individual at Old Hickory Lake fits this category.
>
> Most Mute Swans in northeast Tenn. are known to be birds that were placed
> on
> lakes or ponds by people. Some can fly, some apparently can't. Some have
> successfully raised young, but that doesn't make them an established wild
> population.
>
> Rick Knight
> Johnson City, TN
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bill Pulliam <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To: *Chris Sloan <csloan1973@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc: *TN-Birds bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* 2/4/2014 12:06:05 PM
> *Subject:* [TN-Bird] Re: Mute Swan
>
> Thanks. I have been unsure how to treat eBird reports of these birds.
> Fortunately eBird reviews are easy to revisit as the circumstances and
> consensus shifts.
>
> Bill Pulliam
> Hohenwald TN
>
> On Feb 4, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Chris Sloan wrote:
>
> I have two comments on this.
>
> First, as to this particular bird, it's almost certainly part of the
> established wild population. I have birded Old Hickory Lake as much or
> more than anyone over the last 20 years and have never seen one (including
> Saturday afternoon), and it's a hard bird to miss.
>
> Second, I generally assume that reports in TN are from the wild population
> unless there is evidence to the contrary. There are enough of them in the
> wild population and enough records of presumed wild birds in TN that it
> seems to me the burden of proof should lie the other way. Others may
> disagree.
>
>
> Chris Sloan
> Nashville, TN
> http://www.chrissloanphotography.com
>
>
>
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