Re: Trumpeter Swans at Conowingo

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Marcia wrote:

I am excited about the possible historical significance -
>when was the last time that a wild Trumpeter was seen on the Eastern Shore -
>1920 or thereabouts?

        I have found no evidence that Trumpeter Swans ever occurred in the
Chesapeake Bay. It is apparently speculation based on an anecdotal report
from 1709 stating that two forms occurred in the Carolinas. That was more
than 100 years prior to the species being described. They are not on the
offical Maryland list and are not mentioned in Stewart and Robbins 1957.

Rick

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