Those look like clear Trumpeters to me. I believe the yellow tags come from
the Ontario introduction program.
Kevin
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When I saw them, I reported them as tundra, but my first thought had been
trumpeter. The heads were stained yellowish, and I second-guessed myself –
George Fearon photographed K33 clearly and reported it as a trumpeter.
Linda Van Buskirk
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Follow up on Trumpeter Restoration Project mentioned by Kevin--all yellow wing
tags appear to come from Ontario banding. What isn't immediately clear is
their numbering system since 2008 (when lots of these were apparently put on).
http://honeyharbour.net/reporting-trumpeter-swan-sightings/
Yes, dau. Becky I have been watching the tagged trumpeter swans on Mill pond
for 2 wks. or longer. Larue St. Clair was by there on the 20th commented in a
C'mas note to us that they were trumpeters.
I haven't had time to check my records but I think those wing tag nos. may be
the same as on a
In reply to: Anne Clark who asked: If the two are sticking together and adults,
perhaps they are a pair?
Larue St. Clair mentioned that he felt the trumpeters they were a pair.
I might mention that the first time he, we met, was down towards Long Point
the winter after his wife died in Oct.
