[TN-Bird] Swan at Britton Ford

12/31/04
Britton Ford
Henry Co.

A quick trip to Britton Ford after leaving the Mute Swans, revealed that 
there are still a TON of waterfowl at Britton Ford. Many of the birds are 
out at the limits of vision, but there are plenty of waterfowl that can be 
reasonably worked over. I was hoping for a Cackling Goose among the Canadas, 
which there were many of. I had 750-1000 Canadas in a field visible from the 
observation platform, but no small ones in the bunch. Many Black Ducks were 
feeding among the Big Boys with other dabblers, and at least one of the 
Black x Mallard hybrids was in the mix.

I had also hoped that some of the Swan flock would still be present. While 
scanning a few ducks in the bay just north of the observation platform, I 
twice scanned by what appeared to be a left-over pile of dirty snow that 
hadn't melted. Finally, it hit me that this was a sleeping Swan, piled up on 
the far shore. I spent about 30 minutes with this bird, hoping it would 
raise its head. The one time it did, I was taking a photo. The photo is too 
distant to be sharp, and the bird never raised up again to give me another 
look. The neck was still dingy, but the back was whitening up, but with some 
dingy spots remaining. I'm leaning towards Tundra, but once again left with 
Swan sp.

Good birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
Carroll Co.
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd




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