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Posted By: Bogmaster
Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 03:56 PM
Just had a pair of Trumpeter Swans fly over the house,30 feet over my head. I could hear them coming a long ways away.What a wonderful chorus of sound.
Tom
Posted By: fossil2
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 03:59 PM
hey tom,,,they nest here every spring. a few years back i woke to that sound in the middle of the night. almost the entire lake was covered with thousands of them. never seen that since. hope you and nancy have a great thanksgiving.
Posted By: Bogmaster
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 04:05 PM
Thanks Tim,I wish the same for you. Being close to the St. Croix,we have a lot of swans around.
I just love to hear them.
Tom
Posted By: stinkypete
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 04:28 PM
Hello Tom and Tim. Happy Thanksgiving to you fellas. Those swans are something. Beautiful sounds from those swans
Posted By: fossil2
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 04:32 PM
happy turkey day to you and yours too wayne!
Posted By: nightlife
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 05:46 PM
Just had a pair of Trumpeter Swans fly over the house,30 feet over my head. I could hear them coming a long ways away.What a wonderful chorus of sound.
Tom
Had that happen a few days ago at work, I was in the lot when a flock of 25/30 went over then a few minutes later another and then a third, amazing amount of sound from them that precedes and then lingers in their presence
Posted By: 330-Trapper
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 05:53 PM
Happy Swan Day!
Posted By: Bushmaster
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 06:12 PM
We had a lot more swans thru here this year......
Posted By: 20scout
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 07:40 PM
I have them fly over head several times a day when checking traps. Snow on the field and fog in the air makes is somewhat surreal at times. Several years ago I had a flock fly over me as several deer stood at the corner of the field as I was making a set. It looked like it a Terry Redlin print.
Posted By: Yukon John
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 07:42 PM
I've seen them here a few times, but never have I heard them.
Yes, a magical and wild sound when flying over.
We hear and see them every fall and spring.
Some drop down for a rest on our lake.
About a week ago we had a nice group.
Today we have only one.
Posted By: Mad Scientist
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/24/22 11:30 PM
Sure it wasn’t a gjallerhorn.It is Vikings Thursday.
Posted By: fossil2
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 01:05 AM
i think i read that the trumpeters were a much desired bird during the market hunting days. supposed to be good eating i guess. hmmmm......
Posted By: 20scout
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 01:16 AM
i think i read that the trumpeters were a much desired bird during the market hunting days. supposed to be good eating i guess. hmmmm......
I hear they taste alot like bald eagle or spotted owl....
Posted By: Bogmaster
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 01:19 AM
Minnesota was instrumental in bringing the Trumpeters back, from the brink of extinction.
Tom
Posted By: bblwi
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 05:15 AM
Yes Tom along with WI and the crane federation. The foundation created the swan dummies that helped the young ones they hatched migrate south and it is working out quite well.
Several of the waterfowl ponds in northern WI have small swan flocks on them every fall. Most I have seen on one is 12 to 14. How big of flocks have some of you seen.
I was paddling on a bout a 20-30 acre pond this fall and 5 took off.They almost needed the whole thing to get up. Interesting also that they turn into the wind just like the airlines do.
Bryce
Posted By: John C
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 11:26 AM
They taste fine. We have a swan season here and tags are available from the NCWRC as a lottery draw. 25yrs ago we used to buy leftovers over the counter but that suddenly changed one year.
Posted By: 20scout
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 01:31 PM
Yes Tom along with WI and the crane federation. The foundation created the swan dummies that helped the young ones they hatched migrate south and it is working out quite well.
Several of the waterfowl ponds in northern WI have small swan flocks on them every fall. Most I have seen on one is 12 to 14. How big of flocks have some of you seen.
I was paddling on a bout a 20-30 acre pond this fall and 5 took off.They almost needed the whole thing to get up. Interesting also that they turn into the wind just like the airlines do.
Bryce
Small flocks of a dozen or so are not uncommon around here this time of year. Occasionally I will find a large flock of 50 or more feeding in fields. Fun to hear them talk.
Posted By: 330-Trapper
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 01:39 PM
We get mostly 2 to 8 in flyover flocks
Posted By: Bogmaster
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 03:13 PM
John,you have a Tundra swan season,I believe. There is no season on trumpeters. But they would probably taste the same.
During the winter,when there is open water on the St.croix,there are at times,large numbers of trumpeters.
The tundra swans pass over here on their way south,the flocks of those swans are very large.
Tom
Posted By: 20scout
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 06:57 PM
Seen a large flock feeding in a bean field this morning while checking traps. Too far away to get a good picture.
Posted By: arcticotter
Re: Oh What A Sound. - 11/25/22 07:48 PM
I’ve shot a few tundras. They seam to be a very intelligent bird. The only trumpeters I’ve been around were down by Martin SD. We’ve had the come in to the outer edges of our goose decoys. I do love the sound of swans!