I didn't get any info on the blackish staining on the crown of one of the Trumpeter Swans I reported on Monday. So I emailed the Trumpeter Swan Society-thanks Nick for the link. I got a response noting that it wasn't likely that the black ores on that swan extended any further than the lores on the other swan but that the blackish stain made it difficult to see where the lores ended. They didn't know the source of the blackish staining either.
Of importance is that the Trumpeter Swan Society has a Trumpeter Watch monitoring program for winter observations in several states and Colorado is one of the states they would like information for Trumpeters. Here is the link to the Trumpeter Watch information: http://trumpeterswansociety.org/csp-trumpeter-watch.html Hopefully those of you who have been monitoring Trumpeters around the front range will provide information to them. I haven't had time to post about a tragic event I observed while looking for the swans this week. I spotted a hawk that landed in the freezing water of the pond where I had seen the swans. I have no idea why this hawk, an immature Red-tail, flew into the water. I watched it as it floated for several minutes, then got itself up on the ice and eventually hopped into the snow-covered shrubs on the bank. I have posted a photo story of this sad event on my blog at http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
