English and Scientific names:	Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
Number of individuals:	1, adult bird in white plumage, but face seemed dirty.
Locality: LOUISIANA:	St. Landry
Specific Locality:	Mile Marker 42, on east side of I -49, was southbound to Cameron and looped around after this large bird in an open field with a small flock of Snow Geese.
Date(s) when observed:	26 Dec 1991
Time(s) of day when observed:	12 noon
Reporting observer and address:	Hubert Hervey, 203 Hervey Dairy Rd. Stonewall LA.
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified the bird(s):	Rosemary Seidler
Other observers who independently identified the bird(s)	I told others about it, but nobody mentioned it to me later.
Light conditions (position of bird in relation to shade and to direction and amount of light):	Mostly sunny, overhead at noonish
Optical equipment:	60 X Scope Swift. Binoculars Celestron 9.5 X 42
Distance to bird(s):	1/4 mile
Duration of observation:	20 minutes
Habitat:	open field bordered by woodlands, grasses
Behavior of bird:	Just stood there without a care in the world waiting to go back north where he belonged.
Description:	Large white big bodied bird at least twice as big as nearby Snow Geese, Stood mostly at semi-alert with head up and looking around.  Black bill had small yellow spot at base. Neck held more erect than the Mute Swans I have seen, I have also seen Trumpeter Swans at Yellowstone, but I could not say for sure it was not a Trumpeter from that distance.
Voice:	Not heard
Similar species:	Mute was eliminated, Trumpeter could be eliminated only by being much less likely to be in Louisiana.
Photographs or tape recordings obtained?	No.
Previous experience with this species:	Seen at Blackie Snyders in Elm Grove during BCBCBC
Identification aids:	No.
This description is written from:	Memory is somewhat capable.
Are you positive of your identification? If not, explain:	90% perhaps
Date and time:	Today is August 26 2009