Hi Nick I've never seen six together (anywhere) in Greeley-area. I've seen two to three swans together at most.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:00:05 AM UTC-7, Nick Komar wrote: > > There were 6 Mute Swans (2 adults, 4 juveniles) at the 35 Rd gravel pit > ponds (aka Poudre Ponds in ebird) on Monday. The juvs were white like the > adults, but the bills were tinged with pink. According to Sibley, Mute Swan > cygnets become white by November, so I presume these were hatch-year birds, > probably 5 months old. > > Question for Greeley birders: Has this family been here all these months, > or are these newcomers? All 6 were in the pond north of the Poudre River > on the west side of the road, viewed from the paved bike trail. Later, the > two adults flew south over the river and the bike trail to the pond > viewable from the road. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins CO > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/91b112ed-7abb-430f-93e8-f7baef3e24e3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
