[Tweeters] black swans??

[HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters]

Black Swans (the species) has white primaries and secondaries.  I agree that "all black (dark) would likely be juveniles.  We saw some juvie Trumpeters last weekend and they were very dark. With some clouds and overcast they might look black.
 
Hal Michael
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> On 11/15/2024 6:09 PM PST Martha Jordan via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater?    I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black swans flying around in this area over the last month.  When I queried her more, she said they were all black.  Juvenile trumpeters can appear very dark, perhaps by some to be black.  Therefore, I send out the inquiry.

>      (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans near the mouth of the Columbia River.  From what all us biologists can determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.)

> Thanks.

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