I had the good fortune of seeing four Trumpeter Swans, I believe, flying south along Cayuga Lake in Aurora. My identification was reinforced by the sound of the birds calling as they flew by; the sun was shining and the swans were a beautiful bright white against the blue-gray sky.
I went on-line and listened to every available sound track of not only Trumpeters but also Tundras and ended up leaning heavily on my inclination that these were in fact Trumpeters. I however can't say with absolute certainty that I have made the right identification. I will keep my fingers crossed that there will be other sightings to corroborate my sighting. Bill Roberts Aurora -- 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/ --
