[mou] Probable Mute Swan, Centerville Lake, Anoka Cty
Julian Sellers
JulianSellers@msn.com
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:45:03 -0500
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Yesterday (Monday) afternoon, Bill Bronn and I went looking for scoters =
on Centerville Lake. We found none. A probable Mute Swan was in the =
center of the Lake. It was perhaps 300-400 yards away, and the light =
was not good, but the beak appeared to be mostly dull orangish with a =
black button and black edge near the face (no knob). The bird was all =
white except a bit darker on top of the head. Its posture and movements =
said "Mute" to me--neck often curved, and bill mostly pointed downward, =
approaching vertical.
Julian
St. Paul
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