Around noon today there was an adult Trumpeter Swan at the Mill Pond behind Dangerfield's restaurant in Shakopee, Scott County. The bird appeared to have some sort of orange tag on its left wing. This is the first time I have checked this area this year, so I don't know whether others have seen this bird. Other than the swan, there were hundreds of Canada Geese present (but no apparent Cackling), a good number of Mallards, and a few Gadwalls. There was also an interesting domestic duck that was a uniform glossy black color.
-Bob Dunlap, back in Carver County until Feb. 6
