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Re: Tundra Swans on the move

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Frank Boyle

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Frank Boyle

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:40:10 -0500

Absolutely last nite was great!  I heard MANY migrating groups starting
around 8:00 PM far overhead.  I just love their musical calls.  Somehow thay
sound a bit happier heading north.  Wish I was...

Frank Boyle
Rohrersville, MD (and Burlington, VT)




On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Stephen J. Davies <>wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Here in Silver Spring, just inside the Beltway of Rt29, I've heard at least
> three waves of Tundra Swans calling distantly overhead in the last couple of
> hours (10:30PM - 12:30AM).  Must be a good flight night.
>
> In previous years, I've occasionally been able to run out into the street
> in time to catch a glimpse of their pale forms in the glow of the street
> lighting as they pass over, but none of tonight's birds have sounded that
> close.
>
> Still, magical and haunting treat here in suburbia!
>
> Cheers
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen J. Davies
> Silver Spring, MD
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