Washington Swan Working Group is an Affiliate of The Trumpeter Swan Society

DEPARTMENTS

Swan Watching in Washington

Guidelines for Swan watching

Skagit Valley

Johnson / DeBay Swan Reserve

Swan Identification

The Trumpeter Swan Society's swan ID page

TTSS Swan ID Brochure

"Swanning the Skagit" from Get Lost Magazine

Swan Issues

Swan Hunting

Hines Marsh Wetland Project

Trumpeter Swans & Water Rights
Read about how the Center for Environment Law & Policy and TTSS are working together to protect fresh water Trumpeter Swan habitat on Leadbetter Point, Long Beach Peninsula.

Lead poisoning: 2007-2008 Progress Report
Lead poisoning in swans

Swan Links

Shadow A Swan
follows swans in our flyway that have satellite transmitters.

RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE

>Washington chronicles 43 examples of rural sustainability and natural resources stewardship. Inspiring stories of community development, environmental restoration, and economic success. The Hines Marsh restoration project is included in this beautifully photographed and highly informative book that profiles the positive changes taking place in Washington State.

WHO ARE WE?
The Trumpeter Swan Society (TTSS) is a private, non-profit international organization dedicated to assuring the vitality and welfare of wild Trumpeter Swan populations.

The Washington Swan Working Group (WSWG) is the local affiliate of The Trumpeter Swan Society. The WSWG is concerned with all swans. Our focus is on our native Trumpeter and Tundra swans that winter in Washington State. We serve as a clearing house for information and as a resource on matters relating to all wild swans in Washington State. We work hard to protect and improve swan habitat, both in natural wetlands and on agricultural lands where swans feed. Contact us at: swaninfo@swansociety.org

ITEMS OF INTEREST

TRUMPETER SWAN DIE -OFF - NOW IN 6th YEAR: Over the past 6 winters about 1,900 Trumpeter Swans have died from lead poisoning after swallowing lead shot while feeding in Whatcom County, Washington, and the adjacent Sumas Prairie area in British Columbia, Canada. To learn more about this crisis and how you can help, click here.

Shadow A Swan follows swans that have satellite transmitters put on in various locations. The swans that we are currently following were marked by TTSS in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. This research is part of our Trumpeter Swan Migration Project which is identifying the migration routes and wintering areas of swans that nest in western Canada.

Last winter, one of these radioed Trumpeter Swans wintered in Washington State in the Skagit Valley. He and his mate were marked on their breeding territory, about 43 miles northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The male wears a white collar with a satellite transmitter. His mate has a green collar with white alphanumerics K17, with no radio. Visit this site to find his most recent location or to follow his journey. If you see him in a flock while you are out swan watching, please let us know!

We are not sure what will happen during the Winter of 2004-2005, so stay tuned for any of these birds that make it into our area.