.The United States and Canada have three kinds of swans, each with a defining attribute. Trumpeter swans are the largest; tundra swans fly the farthest; mute swans are the most aggressive. Of course, ...

Spotting elegant tundra swans can brighten cold wintry days. Between mid-November and mid-December, we cherish hearing their soft mellow vocalization “hoo-hoo” calls before we see the swans overhead ...

One day last week a great northbound skein of wild whistling swans (less rare than the trumpeting species) settled upon Niagara River above the falls to spend the night. A stiff breeze that had been ...

Now is the time to keep your eyes — and ears — peeled for flocks of swans flying overhead. On Monday, I heard a report of a flock of 100 to 150 tundra swans flying over Creamer's Field Migratory ...

They traveled over 3,500 miles at 3,000 feet, 50 miles per hour and mostly at night. They “refueled” in the Upper U.S. Midwest and now these special visitors are here for the winter. Over 300 tundra ...

GILBY, N.D. – Among the species of birds that stop over in our area, the swans are the most welcome, at least to me. They are beautiful, graceful birds, albeit a bit noisy. The noise doesn’t bother me ...

The United States and Canada have three kinds of swans, each with a defining attribute. Trumpeter swans are the largest; tundra swans fly the farthest; mute swans are the most aggressive. Of course, ...