Trumpeter swans, the largest waterfowl in North America, have made a remarkable comeback from near extinction in recent years — and some have taken up residence on or near the Montezuma National ...

WEEKEND WILDLIFE: Trumpeter swans are now doing well enough that it has been recently proposed to remove them from the Michigan endangered species list.

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore announced that two trumpeter swans have just hatched. The hatchlings, called cygnets, emerged after more than 30 days of incubation in their ...

North America is home to two native swans, tundra swans and trumpeter swans. Both nest in the high Arctic. Both migrate south for the winter.

A trumpeter swan can weigh up to 36 pounds, stretch its wings 6 feet, and live into its 20s. It is the heaviest flying bird and largest waterfowl species in the world.

"Rather than close the tundra swan season, they decided to open a trumpeter swan hunt season, which is mind-boggling given the imperiled status of the birds," said Andrea Lococo, Rocky Mountain ...

The majestic trumpeter swan has made a remarkable comeback in Ohio where it had been gone since the 1700s because of uncontrolled hunting.

Trumpeter swan The trumpeter swan can be up to 62 inches, or over 5 feet, long and weigh as much as 27 pounds, making it the largest waterfowl species in North America, according to All About Birds.

Nearly three decades ago on a chill, still December afternoon, I watched three majestic trumpeter swans touch down in a Chesapeake salt marsh.

The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is the biggest native waterfowl in North America. These birds have angel-white feathers, black bills, long necks, and wings that stretch wider than a Humvee.

The trumpeter swan is the largest, native waterfowl in North America, "stretching to 6 feet in length and weighing more than 25 pounds," according to Cornell Lab's All About Birds.

SWANS: Trumpeter swans, mute swans, and tundra swans can be found in Michigan, writes Barb Rogers of the Wildlife Recovery Association.