Outdoor Ontario

Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: orchidpoet on March 25, 2019, 10:19:21 PM

Title: Where are trumpeter parents?
Post by: orchidpoet on March 25, 2019, 10:19:21 PM

I saw the trumpeter families, including mature and juvenile birds, only a couple of days ago.

https://charline.pixels.com/featured/trumpeter-swans-charline-xia.html

But today, there are only a group of 7 juveniles. I waited until after sunset, but where were moms and dads?

Title: Re: Where are trumpeter parents?
Post by: Freddie on March 26, 2019, 06:20:39 AM

This is the time of the year when the parents start off to their nesting sites and they leave and/or chase off last years cygnets. If you have knowledge of their nesting site(s) please do not post that information.

Title: Re: Where are trumpeter parents?
Post by: orchidpoet on March 26, 2019, 10:46:40 AM

Freddie, thanks for the info.

The cygnets looked so quiet and sad, comparing to two days ago, they were busy singing and bobbing heads with their parents.

Title: Re: Where are trumpeter parents?
Post by: orchidpoet on March 26, 2019, 01:10:40 PM

Another interesting observation is that a Canada goose, though smaller, was bullying a mature trumpeter by pecking its back. The trumpeter did not fight back. Any explanations?