ML130100081
Bidragsyter
Dato
Lokalitet
- Alder
- Ikke spesifisert
- Kjønn
- Ikke spesifisert
- Lyder
- Lokkelyd
- Lydavspilling
- Playback not used
Kommentarer
Audio of only 1 bird out of 5 calling from the iPhone MOV video file.
Observasjonsdetaljer
Five continuing Trumpeters, heavy large-bodied and long-billed swans with V-shaped forehead borders with dark skin broadly connecting the eyes to black bills, seen over the past couple of days by a few folks so far. I thought I heard that the refuge folks said that they may have been there for a couple of weeks but not sure about that! I arrived at Allison Lake just before sunrise on this perfectly pristine, completely still and windless, chilly morning, with a low misty fog on the water. Walking down the hill from the parking area right away I spotted three Trumpeters out in the middle of the lake in the light fog and immediately stopped and shot some phonescoped video of the birds from higher up on the road going down to the pier. Later after walking back to the blind I found the other two birds and while videoing them I was delighted when the first three swans swam into the field of view with the second two! Handheld phonescoped video frames are annotated as there are frames for each individual bird, 1-5. Audio playback not used or needed at this site. Last winter the two Trumpeter Swans moved around between different ponds on the refuge a bit, and some folks missed them completely. Right now it seems like the five swans seem pretty content at Allison Lake so far. Here are the coordinates for the two best spots that the swans used last winter, Allison lake and the pond on Little Rock Wildlife Drive, as well as for the Visitor Center (as always you can just copy and paste or enter these coordinates into Google Maps for example and see the locations): Allison Lake Parking 33.114203, -83.685216 N 33 06.852 W 83 41.113 Allison Lake Blind 33.118591, -83.684394 N 33 07.115 W 83 41.064 The Allison Lake Trail, marked with white blazes on the trees, goes from the Allison Lake parking area to the blind, check the kiosk at the parking area for any trail map information. You can always get to the blind fairly easily just by generally following the eastern lake shore out to the blind, but be careful and watch your step! Little Rock Wildlife Drive Entrance 33.098307, -83.713715 N 33 05.898 W 83 42.823 Little Rock Wildlife Drive Pond 33.092683, -83.720072 N 33 05.561 W 83 43.204 Visitor Center 33.111235, -83.678554 N 33 06.674 W 83 40.713 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge page https://www.fws.gov/piedmont/ A good comparison list between Tundra and Trumpeter: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S26600327 From Sibley Guides: http://www.sibleyguides.com/2006/02/distinguishing-trumpeter-and-tundra-swans/ Largest of North American waterfowl and magnificent birds to see especially in Georgia! Footage also available on Flickr at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50282116@N04/ Trumpeter Swans in the mist: Trumpeter Swans in the mist: All five birds together with one vocalizing, iPhone video clip at max iPhone digital zoom as well:
Teknisk informasjon
- Opptaker
- iPhone 7
- Mikrofon
- Tilbehør
- Original file size
- 2.55 MB