Trumpeter Swan Juvenile Pics

[joshkreitzer at byu dot teancum dot net]

I have some pictures of Trumpeter Swan juveniles my father and I took back in 
February 1995. As Sibley suggests (and my pictures show) Trumpeter juveniles 
are darker than Tundra into their first summer (in this case Feb.). Thus, a 
mostly white bird like the one in Salem would seem to be a Tundra. However, 
Sibley also notes that some juvenile Trumpeters are white! See inset on page 
72. He does note, "rare, recorded in Wyoming". So, it seems to me there is a 
likelihood that not only are we seeing a rare bird, a trumpeter swan, but 
we're seeing the even rarer white juvenile Trumpeter Swan. (Also according to 
Sibley, the Trumpeter Swan's legs would be gray-green while the Tundra's would 
be black; Nicky Davis noticed the gray-green legs...)

Josh Kreitzer

P.S. Is their a swan expert in the house! 

Teancum Mail + LDS Address Book = LDS Global Directory [Official]

_______________________________________________

"Utah Birds" web site: http://www.utahbirds.org
     BirdTalk:
To subscribe, e-mail:  birdtalk-subscribe@utahbirds.org
To unsubscribe, e-mail:  birdtalk-unsubscribe@utahbirds.org
To send a message, e-mail:  birdtalk@utahbirds.org
_________________________________________________