[Tweeters] Tundra Swan (Bewick's) in Enumclaw

[Raphael Fennimore]

Hello Tweeters,

I responded to this bird immediately yesterday when I saw Scott’s photos and I arrived to the coordinates just about when Scott was arriving back - the swan was definitely a Whooper! I stayed to see where it went - it and all the swans (only a dozen total in the group) took off to the north at 5:19pm. This was 49 minutes past sunset and I quickly lost sight of the group in the dark, but they seemed to keep heading north (they were vocalizing).

My eBird checklist with coordinates is here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S125276402

Happy 2023,

Raphael


> On Jan 2, 2023, at 4:24 PM, Scott Leavens <scottleavens at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I just ran back to get another peek before dark and it does appear to be a Whooper! I met another birder who let me look through their scope and it's definitely larger than the other Tundras and has more extensive yellow on the bill. 

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>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023, 3:38 PM Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Does the apparent size difference and head shape suggest Whooper Swan?  Was it obviously larger than the adjacent Tundra Swan? 

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>>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 3:23 PM Scott Leavens <scottleavens at gmail.com> wrote:

>>> I believe I've spotted a Bewick's Tundra Swan in the Osceola area of Enumclaw. It has extensive yellow on its bill, noticeably different from the other Tundra swans around it. 

>>> 

>>> eBird link with poor pictures:

>>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S125235707

>>> 

>>> 

>>> Scott Leavens

>>> Enumclaw, Washington

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>> ​Steve Hampton​

>> Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)

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