[texbirds] Re: Hemphill Co. Swan
- From: Janet Rathjen <j.rathjen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx" <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>, TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:39:50 -0800 (PST)
It looks like Trumpeter to me. Not withstanding the appearance of a yellow
spot on the bill, the bill appears large, long and with a straight upper
culmen. The curvature of the feathering on the upper bill looks intermediate
between pointed and curved, but shows a hint of a pointed tip. Looking at the
comparison page that Dennis posted, the amount of black between the eyes and
the bill appears to be broad as in Trumpeter. As a result, I am wondering if
the "yellow spot" on the bill may be an artifact of light or a piece of debris
on the bill rather than a true yellow spot. Especially since you did not
notice it when observing it directly. Just my 2 cents.
Janet Rathjen
Houston, TX
From: Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 4:28 AM
Subject: [texbirds] Hemphill Co. Swan
Greetings,
While driving through Canadian yesterday I noticed a swan in the unfrozen
part of the ponds east of town. I drive through Canadian a lot and always
check these ponds from the road for waterfowl. I swung into the lot and
watched the swan swimming about in the little unfrozen section. The bill of
the bird struck me as rather un-tundra-like with the exception that it did
have small dots of yellow in the bill (a characteristic I did not notice in
the field).
http://flic.kr/p/iyM8hy
http://flic.kr/p/iyMiLr
Thoughts?
Cameron Carver
Lubbock, TX
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