Hello Christina,
I concur with your impression of the bird in the field, the subtly daintier
jizz¹ of the mystery swan looks fine for Tundra opposed to the heftier
Trumpeter Swan.
Beautiful shot- wonderful light!
Gerard Phillips
Ontario
On 11/29/09 9:43 PM, "Christina Wilkinson" wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I spent the afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The usual assortment of
> waterfowl was present. But there was also this swan, which looked to me like
> a Tundra Swan. Other birders that saw it with me thought the same, but
> another birder I showed photos to found them to be inconclusive. The photos
> were taken from far away and the light was about as bad as could possibly be.
> I don¹t want anyone to miss out on a good bird if it actually is a Tundra
> Swan. So if you are at Jamaica Bay, go to the bench at the end of the
> Terrapin Trail and keep an eye out for it beyond the signpost. The photos
> give you a better idea of where to look. It was by itself and there were no
> other swans observed on today¹s trip.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/nutrichris/sets/72157622901879292/
>
> Thanks.
>
> Christina Wilkinson
>
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