MAGNESS LAKE — The winter swan dives at Magness Lake are not performed by daredevil humans braving the chilly waters. The maneuvers, as much a dip as a dive, are a feeding technique employed by ...

In winter, about 10 phone calls a day come into the Audubon Center at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, near Alton, from folks hoping to see swans. “Some days, it’s nonstop,” says the center’s ...

Feb. 23—Even if you weren't looking for them, there is no way you could miss all the swans on The Flathead River, especially between Dixon and Paradise. Those white bodies stand out on the water as ...

Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology, Vol. 25, Special Publication 1: Proceedings of the Fourth International Swan Symposium 2001 (2002), pp. 138-142 (5 pages) During 1990-1996, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Trumpeter swans from throughout Iowa have been gathered to spend the winter on an aerated pond on property owned by Rick Stickle in southern Linn County, with hopes they ...

ST. LOUIS — Trumpeter swans are back at the Audubon Center Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary near the Alton Bridge. According to Patricia Lueders, volunteer coordinator of the Great Rivers Trumpeter ...

They’ll be leaving soon. By the end of February or early March, they’ll be winging their way to Northern states, where they will nest and raise their young. But if you can take a drive to Heber ...

At first there were two, and then a half dozen. A week later, as the snow in the corn field melted, the number of trumpeter swans grew steadily to 20 or more. Due to white birds on a white background, ...