Marcia - That would be great if some historical references (or better yet, photos) could be located to document the Trumpeter's history in Maryland. Thanks!!! Phil At 12:25 PM 01/26/1999 -0500, Marcia Watson-Whitmyre wrote: > >Phil Davis wrote: > >> Actually Trumpeter Swan is on the official Maryland list. The Maryland/DC >> Records Committee accepted it last year (1998) as an extirpated species. >> >> It had been general believed that the Trumpeter historically wintered in >> the Chesapeake Bay area, however, all information seemed to be anecdotal >> and second hand, as Rick indicated. > >Phil, thanks for clearing up the MD list status. You saved me a hike over >to the >MDDC RC website - I thought I saw TRSW on the official list when I checked >it in >early January, but then Rick's post made me doubt my memory. And thanks for >sharing the historical account found by Harvey Mudd. There are still >old-timers >in Cecil County who talk about swans, but it is hard to know if they are >referring to Trumpeters or Tundras. Hmm... just had a thought...I'll try to >check >with the local Historical Society and the Upper Bay Museum to see if any local >written accounts are extant. Both of these organizations have a huge photo >collection, which might be even better. > >FYI for those planning a trip to Conowingo: as of Monday night, flood gates >are >being opened to release waters building up from snow melt up in PA. >Officials are >expecting high waters below the dam and some flooding of the Port Deposit area. >This may mean the swans might move. Leslie Fisher and I will check it out >tomorrow morning and will post conditions. > >For those who would like some more (possibly anecdotal and secondhand!) >information about Trumpeter Swans, I found the following web sites: > >from the Patuxent Bird Identification/Info Center: >http://www.mbr.nbs.gov/id/framlst/i1810id.html > >Defenders of Wildlife Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction Photo Gallery >http://www.defenders.org/trmpgal.html > >Trumpeter Swan Society (with extensive page of links) >http://www.taiga.net/swans/ > >Trumpeter Swan, Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service >http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/biologues/bio_swan.html > >Marcia W-W > > > ================================================ Phil Davis home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA ================================================