Daniel,

The Mute Swan you saw at Fulton Pond is a pet. The folks at the turkey farm
bought it a couple of years ago and clipped its wing down to the bone. There
are 3 other locations in Howard County with pet Mute Swans - Beaverbrook,
Turf Valley, and Rt 144. People have the idea that Mute Swans will keep
Canada Geese away. It doesn't appear to be working.

No wild Mute Swans have been found in Howard County for a couple of years
since the one at Wilde Lake died.

  Below is a summary from the Bird Club's web page about Mute Swans in
Howard County.

  *Mute Swan* <http://sz0038.wc.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/photo_page/member_photos/MuteSwan.htm>
Currently,
there are no resident, "countable," free-flying Mute Swans in the county.
For years one resided at Lake Elkhorn with brief forays to other Columbia
lakes. During the summer of 2007 it moved to Wilde Lake, then eventually
settled at Centennial Park for several months before returning to Lake
Elkhorn. It was found dead there on November 15, 2007. Mute Swans at Fulton
Pond, Turf Valley Golf Course, Beaverbrook, and other sites were purchased
and placed for decoration. .
 Joe Hanfman
Columbia, MD




On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Daniel Kraushaar
<>wrote:

> I drove past Fulton Pond (Howard County) this morning and saw from the car
> what must have been a Mute Swan.
> I am not sure if this may be a domesticated bird from the nearby farm, but
> for what it's worth it's there and it was not there
> last weekend I checked there.
>
> Good Birding!
> Daniel Kraushaar
> Silver Spring, MD
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