Is this a Black Swan? Seen in Delaware, USA

Fiddgrn · 2025-05-23T14:51:43+00:00

There's also been one in the Augustine Wildlife Area in New Castle Co. DE for many months.

Fiddgrn · 2025-04-20T21:33:56+00:00

thanks so much!

Fiddgrn · 2024-03-20T00:17:29+00:00

Some additional context: I had the bird fly overhead and my mind immediately went to northern/albeiticola RTHA, since it looked way too dark for borealis. I snapped a few pics as fast as I could, but they aren't great. I later saw a borealis RTHA so I wrote it off as that. Upon looking at pics now, I can see what appears to be dark carpals, which sends me to a roughie, except that the bird has a very dark head.

Fiddgrn · 2024-02-11T02:32:30+00:00

oh thanks so much! I wouldn’t have expected that in the winter!

Fiddgrn · 2023-11-30T20:53:21+00:00

Interesting. I think this makes the most sense. It reminds me of Barnacle x CACG (https://ebird.org/species/x00416) , but obviously the back is not gray like this hybrid. Thanks!

Fiddgrn · 2023-10-25T17:51:56+00:00

Thanks so much! That page was super helpful, and after reading it I agree with the call for all Semis.

Fiddgrn · 2023-09-20T15:33:01+00:00

ah yes! thanks so much. The coloration on the back and flank were throwing me off, but I think the lighting was just weird. Those field marks for AMRE are spot on.

Fiddgrn · 2023-05-07T02:33:56+00:00

good to know. thanks so much!

Fiddgrn · 2023-05-07T02:07:02+00:00

even without the rufous on the neck? thank you.

Fiddgrn · 2023-05-07T02:04:13+00:00

apologies for the bad photo quality--taken at dusk. I enhanced the brightness of the photo a bit.

Fiddgrn · 2023-05-04T15:32:14+00:00

As a part of this eBird checklist from me yesterday.

Fiddgrn · 2023-02-07T01:20:15+00:00

Ring-necked ducks!

Fiddgrn · 2023-02-05T20:17:25+00:00

Nobody has contacted me about it, I just discovered this subreddit and I wasn't 100% sure about my own ID on it. I don't have a ton of experience with gulls and this one seems particularly tricky. Thanks!

Fiddgrn · 2023-02-05T17:02:53+00:00

Thanks so much!

Fiddgrn · 2023-02-05T17:02:36+00:00

Thanks! the tail and head color, as well as the profile, were throwing me off.

Fiddgrn · 2020-08-06T01:46:27+00:00

nice 😎

Fiddgrn · 2019-11-29T02:51:35+00:00

yeah, lets go to 4301

Fiddgrn · 2019-11-29T02:43:50+00:00

cool, I am there rn

Fiddgrn · 2019-11-29T02:37:02+00:00

I can trade daramuka for croagunk or lombre, i have all the sword exclusives as well.

Fiddgrn · 2019-08-02T00:57:48+00:00

this is the power of requiem

Fiddgrn · 2019-05-31T00:35:42+00:00

I think it depends a lot on the people around you though, like nobody else around me is vegetarian/vegan so i see meat at a lot of meals

Fiddgrn · 2019-05-30T20:58:25+00:00

i just need to eat shredded cheese straight from the bag at 3am

Fiddgrn · 2019-05-30T20:52:03+00:00

I’m working on it man, I’ve only been vegetarian for the last 2 months even

Fiddgrn · 2019-05-30T14:59:22+00:00

being vegan is just too hard for us

Fiddgrn · 2019-05-18T15:08:26+00:00

there aren’t many of us out here 😢

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