[cobirds] Mute Swan (was: "Re: Reporting Muscovy Duck to eBird.")

On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 8:34:49 AM UTC-6, Joe Roller wrote:

So, yes, enjoy gazing at these embarrassed, red-faced, plump waterfowl, and recognize that

they belong in the same category as Colorado's Mandarin Ducks, Black Swans and Mute Swans.

eBird reports of Mute Swan are prolific in the public database for the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. In other words, we in Colorado are surrounded by Mute Swans. And Mute Swans are widely indicated in the public database for Colorado. Here is a map showing some eBird records of Mute Swans from Larimer, Weld, Adams, and Arapahoe counties:

By far the most valuable function of eBird is that it has the potential to powerfully and accurately document changing bird populations in a changing environment. But that power and accuracy is critically dependent on best-practices reporting by eBirders. So be sure to always submit complete checklists, giving particular care to the matter of documenting dynamic populations like those of the Mute Swan.

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County

P.s. Nice tan-morph White-throated Sparrow yesterday, Oct. 8, at Waneka Lake, eastern Boulder County:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/181104231

P.p.s. And perhaps the last Allard's ground crickets of the year at Waneka Lake, a few hours ago, Oct. 9, when the temperature was 35 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it is right now:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34137409

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