swans

[upwind]

I seen  allot of swans on fir island today so maybe we Will get some more ducks  and geese from up north .I know when i lived in Alaska seemed like swan were last to leave.

[Skyhigh]

I seen  allot of swans on fir island today so maybe we Will get some more ducks  and geese from up north .I know when i lived in Alaska seemed like swan were last to leave.

are you sure they were swans? as I was on the Island all day and never saw a single swan and I was looking for them..Did see 6 tundras south of Mt. Vernon

[Stilly bay]

I saw about 15 between stanwood and Mt vernon today. I also spotted some chilling along the beach near the camano island state park. it took a bit of gawking and some binoculars to finally figure out exactly what they were.

[jordano]

I've seen some just south of headquarters... some also on fir island...

[h2ofowlr]

They are starting to hit the fields.  They started showing up in good numbers last week.

[Smalma]

Skyhigh -
Nice to visit with you yesterday - I was going to mention seeing the swans yesterday but somehow forgot.

Yesterday (11/1) I saw approx. 75 swans on Fir Island.  A couple of the flocks "buzzed" my decoy spread including one bunch of a dozen that flew 15 feet over my head.  That bunch included one neck collared adult bird (brown collar).  The bunch that had the collar were tundras; of the birds "talking" yesterday it seemed that most were tundras.

My sense is that they are just starting to arrive in the area and there should be lots of them in another 10 days.  Yesterday the birds didn't leave the bay until mid-morning and didn't seem to have desitnation in mind as they flew more or less randomly about the island.

I always look forward to the watching the swans and love the sound of their "creaky" wings as they fly by - they sound like how my joints feel.

Curt

[Dustin07]

yeah swans are definitely here. I was a good 10+ miles south of Fir on Saturday and saw swans.

[Jhaze1812]

Snow geese over swans.... Damnit. Couldnt shoot.

[Dustin07]

Snow geese over swans.... Damnit. Couldnt shoot.

lol yeah that was interesting. Now imagine if the Ross's WERE protected. 

[jordano]

Snow geese over swans.... Damnit. Couldnt shoot.

lol yeah that was interesting. Now imagine if the Ross's WERE protected. 

that was weird seeing both flying together... dare ya to shoot 

[h2ofowlr]

Don't worry, it will happen.  We see it happen every year.  Someone will down a swan.  They need to pull those guys snow goose cards that shoot at them.

[Dustin07]

last year I saw two groups of hunters shoot at swans right over the top of them. They were both lucky in that they appeared to miss. one was right on the island too.

[jordano]

last year I saw two groups of hunters shoot at swans right over the top of them. They were both lucky in that they appeared to miss. one was right on the island too.

 

[CP]

Last year someone downed one at Cherry Valley, the carcass laid in the field for several days until the coyotes ate it. 

[WDFW-SUX]

They shoot swans in Nevada....Why? I dont know.