Bird Watching: Trumpeter and Tundra Swans in OK, 1 by reddirtretiree

reddirtretiree wrote:
It was a fun trip. Most of the time when you get a report of a rare bird and go chasing it, you come up empty. It's rewarding when you see them and an eagle was frosting on the cake. There are reports of a few swans wintering in OK. Sad to report one was shot and killed this week in Garvin County on a private watershed lake. It was a Trumpeter Swan, the largest North American water fowl. The bird weighed just a hare under 30 pounds after being dead for awhile. Local game warden and FWS are investigating the shooting. This weekend another pair is reported just a few miles away. They are on the Elmore City Lake, if anyone wants to venture a sighting.

Another pic of the Trumpeters with some shovelers in the background.