I saw three swans this morning flying over square lake trail just west of Norell. I saw them flying in that same place in the morning twice in the last week as well. They do appear to be sticking around. Good news for the CDC I suppose.I assume these are the same ones you saw.
~Kirk http://www.twincitiesnaturalist.com On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Gail Wieberdink <[email protected]>wrote: > This is new information to me, thank you! Since Trumpeters are now known > to > be gathering and feeding in fields, I would like to retract my ID as tundra > swans and go with trumpeters instead, which is what I really thought they > were in the first place. ;-)) > > Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: Madeleine Linck [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:48 PM > To: Gail Wieberdink; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [mou-net] tundra swans in Washington County > > Trumpeter Swans have now adapted to field feeding throughout the Midwest > and > many are currently out in harvested corn fields throughout Wright County. > Washington County is likely habitat as well. They fly to the larger rivers > (including the St. Croix) and still open larger lakes at night. Over 5,500 > Trumpeters state-wide now in Minnesota! These swans that Gail has observed > are thus most likely Trumpeters. Tundra Swans should have moved through by > now. > > Madeleine Linck > Wildlife Technician > Three Rivers Park District > 12615 County Road 9 > Plymouth, MN 55441 > 763-694-7851 > [email protected] > Fax: 763-557-4943 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gail > Wieberdink > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] tundra swans in Washington County > > There were 15 to 20 large swans in a corn field off May Avenue at Square > Lake Trail in Washington County at about 1:45 this afternoon. The swans > looked as big as trumpeters but the habitat says tundra swans. The swans > were accompanied by a large group of crows. It was a beautiful day for a > drive in country. > > > > Gail Wieberdink > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
