The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bird in Focus is the Trumpeter Swan. The Trumpeter Swan is the largest native waterfowl in New York State. Males weigh over 26 pounds, ...

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 ...

Finding swans a swimming during the 12 days of Christmas shouldn't be hard, thanks to a Minnesota restoration project that has flourished for the past 20 years. Since 1987, the trumpeter swan ...

Trumpeter swans are making a comeback in Iowa. The birds attempted a modern-day record of 158 nests in 2025, which is an ...

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 ...

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Since January, Iowa Bird Rehabilitation (IBR) says dozens of trumpeter swans have died from lead poisoning. IBR, a nonprofit organization that steps in to rescue, rehabilitate and ...

The warm, dry fall and early winter allowed several lakes in our area to remain relatively ice-free, and that provided the highlight for this year’s Cheyenne Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 14. A group ...

Trumpeter swans have just been removed from the Threatened Species list in Ohio. The trumpeter swan is officially off the Threatened Species List in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ...