Hans Holbrook wrote:

> Maybe someone can help me out, I drove past Lake Whetstone in 
> MontgomeryCounty today, there was a Mute Swan there.  What is the 
> status of this bird, is it 'wild' or are the wings clipped?  Thanks,
>
> Hans Holbrook
> 
> Columbia, MD
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Hans,

I can't answer your question but can add that the bird was present last 
winter when I went to look for a Greater White-fronted Goose reported on 
MDOsprey.  There should be somebody on the listserve that commutes past 
that lake every work day.  Maybe they could say how long its been around.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg