• Largest wild fowl in North America. • White feathers, black bill with a pink streak at the base of the upper mandible. • During migration, can be confused with the tundra swan, which is smaller, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The trumpeter swan with its white plumage and black bill is the largest waterfowl in the United States. It hangs out in wetlands, where it can dunk its long neck into 4 feet of water ...

In a major change to swan hunting in Utah, state wildlife officials propose banning the taking of trumpeter swans, a rare large-bodied cousin to tundra swans. Tundra swans would remain legal to shoot ...

Each day, we view the swamp from an overlook that Joe built which we call “The Hide." This name came from his tours in England, where they typically use the word "hide" for a small bird watching ...

A male trumpeter swan, shown in this 2014 file photo, shows off its wingspan at Carter Lake. It was among more than 20 that were drawn to the open water. Trumpeter swans are large — they're North ...

In early morning at Little Swamp Sanctuary in western Midland County, we can see the far shore of the wetland, almost one half mile away, through a path of trimmed open space where we have a seep or ...

Utah waterfowl hunters continue to shoot down excessive numbers or rare trumpeter swans, prompting wildlife officials to once again close Utah’s swan hunt early. Despite several measures aimed at ...

The trumpeter swan has been removed from Ohio’s threatened species list after nearly 30 years of the state working to restore its population. Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources ...

When Carrol Henderson interviewed in 1977 for a new job in state government — to head the Nongame Wildlife Program with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — he asked about the ...

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