YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: "These swans are migrating from summer habitats north of the GYE. According to YNP, this largest species of North American waterfowl need a long water runway when taking off and are attracted to ice-free portions of the Madison, Firehole and Yellowstone rivers, as well as the nearby Henry’s Fork of the Snake River in Island Park, Idaho.

This is one of few species that migrate into Yellowstone in winter, as opposed to heading farther south." Read more...

WEBINAR: Discover the fascinating results of the largest Midwest trumpeter swan study ever done!

Manitoba, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin and Arkansas used GPS/GSM tracking collars to track more than 100 trumpeter swans over 3 years.

Find how family status and latitude affected swan movements including fall migration departure and spring arrival dates. Discover the results of lead on the swans in the study.

Explore some of the individual stories, movements and photos of these GPS/GSM collared swans that were reported to the Trumpeter Swan Society.

WEBINAR: Answers to your swan questions! Learn about swan ID, where to see swans, swan families and what happens over a year as eggs are laid and cygnets hatch and grow, swan behaviors and communications, spring and fall migration, mute and trumpeter swan interactions and so much more.

ALASKA: "A song of survival and resurgence on Alaska's Wildlife Refuges". When you read this wonderful article by the Fish and Wildlife Service, you will also see fantastic photos of trumpeter swans, cygnets and the Alaskan wilderness.

WEBINAR: Trumpeter swans disappeared from Iowa by 1883. By the 20th century, this once wetland-rich state was transformed into an agricultural crop-rich state as wetlands were drained.

Explore how trumpeter swans became ambassadors for wetland conservation in Iowa.
You will also
• Be inspired by Iowa's engagement and education programs as swans were restored
• Learn about the migratory movements of Iowa trumpeter swans and the survival of cygnets in their first winter!

SASKATCHEWAN: "In a soon-to-be published paper, he and his co-authors said about 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) per year, based on 2001 to 2011 data, are drained across the Prairies. Much of that occurs in Saskatchewan.

The scientists studying the ecosystem impacts of drainage in the prairie pothole region found decisions to drain are often made without considering those impacts.

Whitfield said they found more nutrients move downstream and there is loss of dabbling ducks and wetland birds, loss of habitat and changes in the hydrological regime even at low levels of drainage." Read more...

ARKANSAS: Did you know that a lake in Heber Springs, Arkansas is the landing spot for more than 100 trumpeter swans yearly from November through February?

If you are an avid birdwatcher then Magness Lake, a U-shaped extension of the Little Red River will be descended upon by the trumpeter flock of birds migrating from the Midwest for the upcoming winter. The birds come to Arkansas to settle down for the winter months and have been doing so since the 1990s.

Read more to see where swans are in the area and to see photos...