Re: Trumpeter Swans at Conowingo: MD List
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 23:46:32 -0500
Marcia -
That would be great if some historical references (or better yet, photos)
could be located to document the Trumpeter's history in Maryland.
Thanks!!!
Phil
At 12:25 PM 01/26/1999 -0500, Marcia Watson-Whitmyre wrote:
>
>Phil Davis wrote:
>
>> Actually Trumpeter Swan is on the official Maryland list. The Maryland/DC
>> Records Committee accepted it last year (1998) as an extirpated species.
>>
>> It had been general believed that the Trumpeter historically wintered in
>> the Chesapeake Bay area, however, all information seemed to be anecdotal
>> and second hand, as Rick indicated.
>
>Phil, thanks for clearing up the MD list status. You saved me a hike over
>to the
>MDDC RC website - I thought I saw TRSW on the official list when I checked
>it in
>early January, but then Rick's post made me doubt my memory. And thanks for
>sharing the historical account found by Harvey Mudd. There are still
>old-timers
>in Cecil County who talk about swans, but it is hard to know if they are
>referring to Trumpeters or Tundras. Hmm... just had a thought...I'll try to
>check
>with the local Historical Society and the Upper Bay Museum to see if any local
>written accounts are extant. Both of these organizations have a huge photo
>collection, which might be even better.
>
>FYI for those planning a trip to Conowingo: as of Monday night, flood gates
>are
>being opened to release waters building up from snow melt up in PA.
>Officials are
>expecting high waters below the dam and some flooding of the Port Deposit
area.
>This may mean the swans might move. Leslie Fisher and I will check it out
>tomorrow morning and will post conditions.
>
>For those who would like some more (possibly anecdotal and secondhand!)
>information about Trumpeter Swans, I found the following web sites:
>
>from the Patuxent Bird Identification/Info Center:
>http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/id/framlst/i1810id.html
>
>Defenders of Wildlife Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction Photo Gallery
>http://www.defenders.org/trmpgal.html
>
>Trumpeter Swan Society (with extensive page of links)
>http://www.taiga.net/swans/
>
>Trumpeter Swan, Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
>http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/biologues/bio_swan.html
>
>Marcia W-W
>
>
>
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