[Tweeters] Whooper Swan Returning?

[Marcus Vorwaller]

I also saw a Whooper swan in Elma, Washington in 2019:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S54148687 it was marked an exotic by ebird
admins but as far as I know there is no evidence that it was an escapee.
Perhaps the same bird again.

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 1:00 PM Ian Paulsen <birdbooker at zipcon.net> wrote:


> HI ALL:

>   Saw this posted on the ABA's RBA Facebook page:" A Whooper Swan was

> found

> Nov. 19 in Courtenay on Vancouver Island, BC. It was relocated on the

> 20th. There is speculation that this could be the returning individual

> that was seen last spring in Washington, Vancouver BC and the Yukon. If so

> Washington birders should keep their eyes open in areas where it was found

> previously."

>

> sincerely

> Ian Paulsen

> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

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