They are in NY if the map is correct, not CT. As I mentioned to Drew when he
found them they are probably semi captive since they are hanging out in an
atypical site. Many businesses place swans including tundras, whoopers and
trumpeters on their ponds for display. The University of MA Amherst had for
many years a pair of Trumpeters that were kept on their pond. I would be very
hesitant to call them truly wild birds. If I were a wild swan I'd be on one of
the many large lakes in the nearby area not a small pond.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. BlockConsulting Naturalist
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From: Ryan Maclean via CTBirds <ctbi...@lists.ctbirding.org>
To:
Cc: "ctbi...@lists.ctbirding.org" <ctbi...@lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Tundra Swans near Westchester Airport
Gail Benson posted this to NYBirds about an hour ago. The birds are in fact
TRUMPETER SWANS but they both appear to be missing flight feathers.
Trumpeter Swans typically molt during the breeding season so the
possibility of them being wild birds is at this point very questionable.
Date: Mon Feb 27 2017 8:44 am
From: gbensonny AT gmail.com
The two swans appear to be Trumpeter Swans without flight feathers
(pinioned). So we expect they will be there for awhile. Â Tom Burke &
Gail BensonOn Feb 27, 2017 9:39 AM, "Carole Griffiths"
<carole.griffi...@liu.edu> wrote:
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Ryan Maclean <ryanmac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> These may be the same 2 individuals recorded by Drew Panko and Trudy
> Battaly on the Greenwich Stamford Christmas Bird Count.
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 6:57 AM, Steven Martin via CTBirds <
> ctbi...@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
>
>> Cross-posted, birds are technically in CT.
>>
>> Two adult Tundra Swans seen at approx. 0640 from road in pond across the
>> street from King St. office complex.
>>
>> Location at Google link or coordinates below:
>>
>> https://goo.gl/maps/4kgbJpdxgFG2
>>
>> 41.0919327, -73.7214767
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