Show WILD SWAN SHOT IN MAINE Southern Bird Strays Northward with a Flock of Geese Konnobcc MoA handsome bird rare for this section was brought toE to-E D Brann taxidermist at Ellsworth It Is a wild swan which was shot at Wobbs pond by Hamlin KIngman of Waltham It is a young bird pure white except for Its black feet and bill and grayish shade on head and nock The bird spreads six feet nino Inches from tip to tip These birds winter around the Gulf of Mexico and nest in summer In the vicinity of Hudsons bay Tho route of their spring and fall migration is usually along the Mississippi and tho great lakes they seldom stray as far cast as tills fhls bird was with a small flock of geeso when shot Tho swan is credited with a speed of 100 miles an hour in flight |