Hi- I live on the kooteni river in troy mt about 25 mi s of canada and about 11 mi east of idaho. there was a trumpeter swan in front of my house on the river for about an hour today. I would say about 2-3 yr. Very quiet- just sitting there. We have a few gaggles east in some of the lakes but this is the first trumpeter I have seen in 7 yr here. I was looking to see if shes banded but she stood with most of her legs in water until a big motor boat came up river then she flew off. I had my spotting scope on her all the way past my beach but couldn't see.
Hi Lisa
welcome to BF from the other side of the Atlantic. Must be very nice to see Swans from your house!
Hi lisa,
May I wish you a warm welcome to Birdforum from all the Admin, Staff and Moderators. I hope you enjoy your time with us.
Sounds like you had a really good visitor there. I hope to read some more of your sightings in the future.