[mou] Swans still present
Dave Bartkey
screechowl@charter.net
Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:34:31 -0600
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Hi everyone,
I had an hour to kill this morning so I checked the spot where 2 =
Trumpeter Swans had been seen on our CBC last Saturday. They were still =
present along with our annual wintertime Mute Swan. No one knows the =
story on the Mute Swan, but it shows up here every winter and hangs =
around behind one of the bait shops here on the shore of the Cannon =
River. In 2004, a pair of them hung around into spring and attempted =
nesting, but they disappeared after a heavy rain. Well, now it has a =
couple of friends. Nothing else of interest for waterfowl, but there =
were 2 Belted Kingfishers present. Also of interest were 49 Mourning =
Doves perched in a tree north of Faribault. A couple of times, I've =
tried relocating the Red-shouldered Hawk that was also seen on the CBC, =
but have had no luck.
Good birding,
Dave Bartkey
Faribault, MN
screechowl@charter.net
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I had an hour to kill this =
morning so I=20
checked the spot where 2 Trumpeter Swans had been seen on our CBC last =
Saturday.=20
They were still present along with our annual wintertime Mute Swan. No =
one knows=20
the story on the Mute Swan, but it shows up here every winter and hangs =
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behind one of the bait shops here on the shore of the Cannon River. In =
2004, a=20
pair of them hung around into spring and attempted nesting, but they =
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after a heavy rain. Well, now it has a couple of friends. Nothing else =
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interest for waterfowl, but there were 2 Belted Kingfishers present. =
Also of=20
interest were 49 Mourning Doves perched in a tree north of Faribault. A =
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of times, I've tried relocating the Red-shouldered Hawk that was also =
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the CBC, but have had no luck.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good birding,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dave Bartkey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Faribault, MN</FONT></DIV>
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