Looks like a family of Tundra Swans. Everyone has prominent eyes and rather short, kind of up-turned bills. The dark neck and face indicates a young of the year.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: bounce-7597918-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-7597918-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Elaina McCartney Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 6:13 PM To: Cayugabirds Subject: [cayugabirds-l] three swans a-swimming I'm curious about the ID and/or age of the swan with the bluish-gray neck on the left in this picture (taken from pretty far away, north of Hog Hole). http://www.flickr.com/photos/emccartney/5283349692/ Elaina -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
