IDAHO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

SPECIES:

Whooper Swan

HOW MANY:

1 juv

REPORTER:

Kent Fothergill
506 Center Street West
Kimberly, ID 83341
420 4914

REPORTER EMAIL:

kent@csr-inc.com

OTHER OBSERVERS:

Zeke Watkins (731-1471)
Jeff Ruprecht
Judy Ruprecht


DATE REPORT PREPARED:

2 Nov 06

DATE SIGHTING OCCURRED:

17-Dec-05 to 22-Dec-05 (poss) 11-Mar-06

LOCALITY OF OBSERVATION:

Downstream of Owsley Bridge
Snake River near
Hagerman, ID

HABITAT:

Disturbed, dammed riparian Snake River Canyon

CONDITIONS:

Please see CBC rare bird report

DID YOU TAKE NOTES?:

Yes, during the observation

DID YOU CONSULT FIELD GUIDE OR OTHER REFERENCES?:

Yes, during the observation

WHAT GUIDE(S) OR REFERENCE(S) DID YOU CONSULT?:

See CBC RBP

DESCRIPTION:

Please see CBC RBP

BEHAVIOR:

Please see CBC RBP

HOW AND WHEN DID YOU POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE BIRD, AND WHAT CLINCHED THE IDENTIFICATION FOR YOU?

ID'ed positively after looking at Mullarney's birds of Europe later that night. Shape of bill patch, bill, head, neck, body were all importnat

HOW DID YOU ELIMINATE SIMILAR SPECIES, AND WHAT WERE THEY?

Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan were all present bird was different than all three.
Bewick's Swan- Intitially tried to put the bird in this category, it was too different from tundras to fit. So we did a bunch more research the shape of the saddle (specifically it going under the nostrils)

EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SPECIES (AND SIMILAR SPECIES):

Zero with Bewick's and Whooper fairly good with Trumpeter, Tundra, and Mute (which I feel is breeding in the state now...).

GENERAL BIRDING EXPERIENCE:

I have been birding since I was a young teen (mid 1970's). I organized and facilitated Idaho's first Master Birder class, compile two CBC's, run 4 BBS routes (2 in ID and 2 in WY), and do other bird censusing.

WERE PHOTO(S), VIDEO, AND/OR AUDIO OBTAINED BY YOU?:

Photo Video

[photos / video not submitted to IBRC at this time]