Hey, everybody. The swans at Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, provide a fine opportunity of comparative study of the two species. Here they are in profile and head-on views (Tundra, left; Trumpeter, right):
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-svfLgD0KzJs/WFLJxrBxPZI/AAAAAAAAWDc/49XADm6ylyIIt27R8fGxZGIeS7v-2PH9QCLcB/s1600/Swans%2Bcompared.png> And here they are together (Trumpeter, rear, left; Tundra, front, right): <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6DTxRJL5ldY/WFLJ4hDCZ6I/AAAAAAAAWDg/ZKHDtQjntPQBmdMIWyStaks36mDuWGXgACLcB/s1600/Swans%2Btogether.jpg> David Sibley has a nice overview at his website: http://www.sibleyguides.com/2006/02/distinguishing-trumpeter-and-tundra-swans/ The swans aren't the only reason for a visit to Fountain Creek right now. On the CBC yesterday, Wed., Dec. 14, Andrew Floyd and I worked the park basically from the nature center northward, finding Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Virginia Rail, Killdeer, Mountain Chickadee, Bushtit, Brown Creeper, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Pipit, Myrtle Warbler, Audubon's Warbler, and Swamp Sparrow. And I know that Diana Beatty's group, working the park south of Andrew and me, had some nice birds, e.g., Northern Shrike. eBird checklist and photos here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33028098 Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/461f080a-0419-4b25-af32-b4838bd81e47%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
