Links
We try to keep current the best list
of Trumpeter Swan and other swan links available on the web.
Our links are organized first by geography, followed by some other categories.
Within each country in North America the links are organized primarily
by the population of Trumpeter Swans (Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain, Interior,
or Atlantic), and within that, by state or province. Links which have
general geographic affinities (for example they might cover a whole country
or a whole population) are placed at the appropriate level.
For your added convenience, we have two versions of our links. Directly
below is a "quicklist" of links so you can quickly see how they are organized
and check some out. Further down this page we have the same links "annotated"
with accompanying descriptions, in many cases including a series of related
links or individual pages at that site. The red text below will take you
directly to this annotated list. We encourage you to use the annotated
list as it will probably point you in the right direction much faster
than the "quicklist."
If you have any comments or suggestions for links to add, please send
them to ttss@threeriversparkdistrict.org
Take Me To The Annotated
Links
CANADA
Trumpeter Swan
Account from Hinterland Who's Who
Environment Canada - South Coastal British Columbia
Trumpeter Swan
Account -- Canadian Museum of Nature
Trumpeter
Swan account from the National Atlas of Canada.
Pacific Coast Population
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Rocky Mountain Population
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Interior Population
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Atlantic Population
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CAPTIVE
FLOCKS AND AVICULTURE
Trumpeter Swan
Holdings --International Species Information System
Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary
Resources - Bird Sites
The Royal Swan Foundation, Inc. Educating hotels, golf courses, and other groups about the care of captive swans. Geared mainly to the care of captive Mute Swans, very informative about veterinarian care, swan safety and health of all swans. For all species of swans, you can ask a specialist about the care of captive swans at The Swans of Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada.
The Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy (Connecticut)
Trumpeter Swan Account
-- Sedgwick County Zoo
FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL
North American Bird Inventory and Monitoring
Trumpeter Swan Identification
Checklist
TUNDRA SWANS
Tracking Tundra Swans in Alaska USGS Alaska Science Center Research
Satellite Tracking of
Tundra Swans
Atlantic Flyway Eastern Tundra Swan Project
Birds
of Nova Scotia - Tundra Swan
OTHER SWANS
Bewick's Swan Info Site
Heading
South
Bewick's and Whooper
Swans at Lake Hyoko, Japan
Iceland to Ireland
Satellite Tracking of Whooper Swans
PHOTOGRAPHS
(Including commercial sites)
Two Great Head
Shots of Trumpeter Swans
Some
nice photos by Gary Tonhouse
Immature
Trumpeter Swans photo
Trumpeter Swan display in Monticello, MN. Photo by A. Fredrickson
Trumpeter Swans in flight. Photo by A. Fredrickson
Very young Trumpeter Swan cygnet in MN. Photo by A. Fredrickson
A brood of nine cygnets in Wright Co., MN. Photo by A. Fredrickson
Wisconsin-banded Trumpeters at Hudson, WI. Photo by A. Fredrickson
Trumpeter photo of swans landing on the Mississippi River at Monticello, Minnesota. For other great action photos of Trumpeters, e-mail photographer Greg Gerjets.
Two Trumpeters visiting Williams Lake, British Columbia. Photo by R. Hilton
Whooper Swan Project - satellites help scientists track swans as a tool to fight against Avian Influenza
Whooper Swan in
California
Whooper
swans in Reykjavík, Iceland
PAGES OF LINKS
Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary
Resources - Bird Sites
COMMERCIAL SITES
Trumpeter
Swan account from the Mining Co. guide to Birding
MISCELLANEOUS
Whooper Swan Stamps!
Annotated Links
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Wetlands International -- Africa, Europe, and the Middle East Wetlands International is the world's leading non-profit organisation concerned with the conservation of wetlands and wetland species. It comprises a global network of governmental and non-governmental experts working on wetlands. Activities are undertaken in more than 120 countries worldwide. Wetlands International has a number of specialist groups including a swan specialists group which deals with all the world's species of swans. TTSS member and former Board member Carl Mitchell is the swan specialist group's regional coordinator for North America as well as the Trumpeter Swan coordinator. Wetlands international has regional sites covering various parts of the world. This site has been completely updated (late January, 2000) and is really a MUST to explore! Overall, this is a great site to start any search for wetland or waterbird information for anywhere in the world! American Bird Conservancy American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in the Americas. The fundamental role of ABC is to build coalitions of conservation groups, scientists, and members of the public, to tackle key bird priorities using the best resources available. In March 2004, the ABC Policy Council voted to expand into the new Bird Conservation Alliance (BCA). BCA will be working to champion bird conservation issues in the Americas. Outside of the U. S., more than 300 bird species in the Americas are threatened with extinction and bird habitat is in great decline. The Trumpeter Swan Society is a member of the BCA. U.S.A. Trumpeter Swan, Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Factsheet containing general information about Trumpeters. No indication of who wrote it or when, and no links to navigate to the source or related pages. This is one of 32 factsheets that can be found here. Trumpeter Swan Account --- Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter A few identification tips and scraps of life history as well as distribution maps derived from the North American Breeding Bird Survey and the National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. Neither map includes Alaska or Canada north of 60 degrees. Patuxent's USGS Bird Banding Laboratory Everything you ever wanted to know about bird banding, including how to report banded birds by using the toll free band reporting hotline. Most of this site is aimed at bird banders, but check out the Bird Monitoring Page for a wealth of good stuff that is of more general interest. By the way, if you want information about the Canadian Bird Banding Office, you will find it safely (but deeply) nested in the Canadian Wildlife Service web site. Trumpeter Swan Account -- National Audubon Society WatchList Check out the short Trumpeter account here. But more important, find out how the Trumpeter scores compared to other birds on the Watchlist, and find out how these scores are determined using the Partners in Flight Priortitization Process. This site has lots of great links. Trumpeter Swan Info -- Marine and Coastal Species Information System This bizarre but interesting page is from the Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange at Virgina Tech University.....
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Trumpeter Swan Account from Hinterland Who's Who
An excellent species account from the popular Hinterland's Who's Who series of the Canadian Wildlife Service (available in English or French). This account was written by TTSS members Rick McKelvey and Len Shandruk. Right next door to the Trumpeter account you'll find an equally good one on the Tundra Swan. Don't forget to check out the rest of the information-packed CWS site!
Trumpeter Swan Account -- Canadian Museum of Nature
Short species account from the Natural History Notebooks of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Trumpeter Swan account from the National Atlas of Canada.
This short account is buried very deep in the main National Atlas of Canada site, which is a wealth of information about Canada.
Trumpeter Swan Account -- Feathers on Water Virtual Exhibition
This is from Feathers on Water site developed by the Musée du Séminaire de Sherbrooke. Feathers on Water in turn is part of "Birds- A Virtual Exhibition" ...... which is found deep in the Canadian Heritage Information Network site. The Trumpeter account itself is short and has some misinformation (for example it suggests Trumpeters routinely frequent the Mackenzie River Delta!!!), but you'll find a wealth of other information. If you take the time to explore this labyrinthe of sites you'll understand why the term world wide WEB is used!
Pacific Coast Population
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Rocky Mountain Population
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Interior Population
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Atlantic Population
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CAPTIVE FLOCKS
AND AVICULTURE
The Royal Swan Foundation, Inc. Educating hotels, golf courses, and other groups about the care of captive swans. Geared mainly to the care of captive Mute Swans, very informative about veterinarian care, swan safety and health of all swans. For all species of swans, you can ask a specialist about the care of captive swans at The Swans of Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada.
Trumpeter Swan
Holdings --International Species Information System
This is a list of Trumpeter Swans held at zoological institutions throughout
the world. The list is part of the International Species Information System
(ISIS) which is affiliated with the World Zoo Organization (IUDZG). On the
same page as the Trumpeter, you will find the holdings of other swan species.
Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary
Resources - Bird Sites
Hundreds of links......
Trumpeter Swan Account
-- Sedgwick County Zoo
Short species account from the Sedgwick
County Zoo in Kansas.
Swan Research Program at Environmental Studies at Airlie, Virginia
FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
North American Bird Inventory and Monitoring
If you want to monitor the numbers of any critter (say, for example, Trumpeter
Swans....) this is an important place to look for information on how to
do it.
Trumpeter Swan Identification
Checklist
Here are some identification tips for the truly dedicated field observer!!
This is from Joe Morlan's California
Birding Pages
TUNDRA SWANS
Satellite Tracking of Tundra Swans from Alaska. Part of the USGS Alaska Science Center's study of Avian Influenza (AI).
Satellite Tracking of
Tundra Swans
Find out the migration route and summering grounds of Tundra Swans migrating
through Ontario's famous Long Point Bay! This is part of the Bird
Studies Canada site.
Birds
of Nova Scotia - Tundra Swan
This account is found in the Birds
of Nova Scotia, part of the East
Coast Birds page at the Nova
Scotia Museum of Natural History site.
OTHER SWANS
Bewick's Swan Info Site
A site from the Netherlands featuring up to date information on the distribution
of wintering swans in western Europe. This site uses frames and may act
a bit strange depending on your browser.
European Colour-Ring Birding Site - Updates from banders, codes, colour schemes, especially for Bewick's, Mute and Whooper Swans.
Heading
South
Some good general information on Bewick's and Whooper Swans.
Bewick's and Whooper
Swans at Lake Hyoko, Japan
About 5,000 swans winter on this lake, where they are supported by artificial
feeding.
Iceland to Ireland
Satellite Tracking of Whooper Swans
This incredible map shows the path of a Whooper Swan flying from Iceland
to the north coast of Ireland during 15-16 November, 1995. Apparently this
bird spent the night of 15 November sitting in the open ocean??? You have
to be a bit patient with this as the map is a bloated 140k .jpg image.
PHOTOGRAPHS
(Including commercial sites)
Trumpeter photos at the Denver, Colorado, Zoo 2007 by Joe Blaine
Two Great Head
Shots of Trumpeter Swans
Trumpeter photo of swans landing on the Mississippi River at Monticello, Minnesota. For other great action photos of Trumpeters, e-mail photographer Greg Gerjets.
Captive Trumpeter Swan photographed in Herman, Minnesota, by Mary Gray
Some
nice photos by Gary Tonhouse
Gary seems to have a special interest in Trumpeters. Check out the info
on the Iowa restoration as well as the 3 photos over in his Water
Fowl Gallery.
Immature
Trumpeter Swans photo
Great picture of two juvenile Trumpeter Swans -- presumably from the Jackson
Zoological Park.
Whooper Swan in
California
From the California Bird Records Committee.
Whooper
swans in Reykjavík, Iceland
OTHER SWAN AND WILDLIFE LINKS OF INTEREST
Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary
Resources - Bird Sites
Hundreds of links......if you can't find it from here, it probably doesn't
exist!!
COMMERCIAL SITES
The "FireFly" Bird Flapper/Diverter - Photo of an effective device that protects birds such as swans from collisons with overhead power lines. Contact info@pr-tech.com for more product information.
Trumpeter
Swan account from the Mining Co. guide to Birding
....complete with a few links.
MISCELLANEOUS, INCLUDING ART
Artists for Conservation (AFC)
A Nonprofit international organization dedicated to supporting nature through art.
Island Art Publishers, Saanichton, British Columbia. Pacific Northwest art, including First Nations, that includes artwork featuring Trumpeter Swans.
Whooper Swan Stamps!
Some really interesting postage stamps depicting Whooper Swans. You'll also
find Whistling Swan
stamps as well as a few other swans, but sadly, none for trumpeters.....
