All around the house, blackbirds sing at the crack of dawn, the flock waxing and waning in size, gathering new members and losing others as they flit, flirt, pair off and wander away to find their own ...

Michael Bean, of Skaneateles, is a wildlife biologist and longtime caretaker of the swans in the village of Manlius swan pond. The mute swan is native to Europe and Asia. Humans met the mute swan ...

Elegant white swans have an outsize presence in this upstate New York village measuring less than 2 square miles. Their likeness is on village flags, community centers and welcome signs. “Swan Fest” ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the list of nongame birds ...