There was but though the water was wide open and a darker blue than the sky overhead, there was not a bird in sight. Well, on ...

Trumpeter swans are now reproducing at a rate no one predicted when 150 fragile eggs were transported to Minnesota from Alaska, beginning in 1987. Carrol Henderson was the Department of Natural ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round. Related Articles Should I let an opossum live under a shrub in my yard? ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the ...

(FOX40.COM) — It will soon be legal to hunt and kill mute swans anywhere in California, after Governor Gavin Newsom signed state legislation into law earlier this month. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, ...

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Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where the ...

Sightings of tundra swans, some in flocks of 100 or more, were reported in Manitowoc County. The Lakeshore Ducks Unlimited banquet will be April 23 at City Limits. Reedsville Sportsman Club will host ...

One of my favorite things to hear is a flock of Tundra Swans flying over my house as they head either south in the early winter or north in the spring. They are noisy in flight and when you first hear ...

On Monday, I saw the first greater sandhill cranes of the year, 16 of them in the Burton area of Madison County. They dropped in along with a few Tundra swans and a lot of trumpeter swans in a ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Partnership (RP) is working closely with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop tools to monitor long-term waterfowl health as ...