Iowa bird enthusiasts have had ample opportunity this winter to observe the state's largest and - many would say - most striking avian resident, the trumpeter swan. Once extirpated from Iowa, the ...

The first thing you are likely to notice in an encounter with a trumpeter swan is its size. This is a big bird, larger than any other species of waterfowl. Trumpeter swans can reach more than 25 ...

A rare trumpeter swan — normally seen in the northwestern United States, Canada and some parts of the upper Midwest — has taken up residence on the French Broad River. That development has sent ...

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