OHIO: "Ohio Wildlife Council has voted to remove the trumpeter swan from the state’s threatened species list. The delisting culminates a 28-year effort by the ODNR Division of Wildlife to restore a population of trumpeter swans in Ohio.

Ohio’s trumpeter swan population today stands at nearly 900, with swans nesting in 26 different counties." Read more...

Discover the captivating history of overwintering Trumpeter Swans at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary near St. Louis, Missouri. Dive into their significance in the Mississippi flyway. Learn how swans are monitored and counted at Riverlands and when the best times are to see swans. Discover the broad array of swan programs and experiences offered at this Audubon center to thousands of visitors each year. And much more!

Read how Ontario's swans went from zero to 3,000.

IDAHO: " A talented young artist from New Plymouth, Idaho has won the 2024 Idaho Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. 17-year-old Hazel Black's rendering of a trumpeter swan impressed viewers across the state, now it's heading to Washington D.C. for the National competition." Read more and see the drawing

ALBERTA: Read about returning swans, melting snow, heat, puddles and birds on the move...

Dive into the world of Rocky Mountain swans in this webinar, "Swan Central- Harriman State Park of Idaho." Learn about the park’s role as a sanctuary for nesting trumpeter swans and a crucial wintering ground for Rocky Mountain swans from the USA and Canada.

Discover the impact of past events on the swan population and the efforts to rescue and relocate swans during harsh conditions in 1988 and 1989. Explore the importance of vital aquatic foods for swans across North America.

UTAH: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shares where to see migrating trumpeter and tundra swans migrating in Utah. "Both tundra swans and trumpeter swans stop in Utah's wetlands for some much-needed rest and refueling during their migration north in the spring. Trumpeter swans are significantly larger than tundra swans. Trumpeter swans do not have a yellow-colored area near their eyes, and they also make a distinctive trumpet-like sound, hence their name. The bird's spring migration takes the swans from wintering grounds in California to nesting sites in Canada and Alaska." There is swan viewing at the Salt Creek Waterfowl Management Area, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and DWR's Eccles Wildlife Education Center at Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area. Read more...