<div dir="auto">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. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 2, 2023, 3:38 PM Steve Hampton <<a href="mailto:stevechampton@gmail.com">stevechampton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">Does the apparent size difference and head shape suggest Whooper Swan? Was it obviously larger than the adjacent Tundra Swan? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 3:23 PM Scott Leavens <<a href="mailto:scottleavens@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">scottleavens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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. <div><br><div>eBird link with poor pictures:<div><a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S125235707" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://ebird.org/checklist/S125235707</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Scott Leavens</div><div>Enumclaw, Washington</div></div></div></div>
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