We actually counted 12 swans (4 in one group and 8 in another) from Crow's 
Creek picnic area yesterday (Sunday) morning.

Jennifer Reidy and Randy Cartwright

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Subject: Smithville Lake, late Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:54:44 -0600

Eight trumpeter swans, all with stained heads, no bands on necks, were 
feeding near frozen cove, easily seen from south parking lot and south end 
of dam about 3:15 pm. Half an hour or so later, while at the north end of 
dam parking lot, I was told the swans were no longer there. Wish I'd seen 
them fly, if they did. Maybe they just sailed back behind the Litton center 
out of sight. There was a smallish raft of snows and blues in same area as 
swans; I expected more because of frozen water at Squaw Creek. I saw four 
flying bald eagles near the dam, lots of common and hooded mergansers, 
common goldeneye, three gadwall, four d.c. cormorants. At 5:45 on McComas 
road, saw one perched short-eared owl and one flying. As I drove east on J 
just a few blocks from McComas, saw 2 more SEOW perched on posts, south side 
of road. I suppose it could have been the same two I'd watched disappear a 
few minutes earlier, but would like to think I saw four altogether.

Jo Ann Eldridge, Kearney, Clay Co.
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