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The trumpeter swan is the heaviest native North American waterfowl species. An Ohio native, trumpeter swans are year-round residents and prefer large marshes and lakes. These birds once lived across North America, but their population almost vanished because of hunting and habitat loss.
The state-threatened trumpeter swan is found in wetlands in northern, central, and southeastern Ohio. In 2022, the number of breeding pairs increased to 135 pairs, 91 of which were successful. The number of cygnets reared in 2022, 259 individuals, remains near recent peaks.
Trumpeter swan breeding population in Ohio, 1996-2023. This year’s survey suggests that despite the avian influenza outbreak of 2022, Ohio’s trumpeter swan population is doing well. The breeding population, both pairs and cygnets, continues to increase (Figure 1).
16 lis 2021 · In October 2021, the nine member peer-review panel Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC) voted unanimously to remove Trumpeter Swan from it’s list of Review Species in Ohio, determining that the species is now firmly established here, and is likely to remain as an Ohio resident.
The state-threatened trumpeter swan is found in wetlands in northern, central, and southeastern Ohio. In 2016, the number of breeding pairs increased to 74 pairs, 49 of which were successful. The number of cygnets has also jumped from a low in the 40s in 2012 and 2013, to the highest number ever of 178 in 2016.
They are the Trumpeter Swan, Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, and Whooper Swan. This guide will help you identify the types of swans spotted in Ohio with pictures and identification guides and uses data collected from bird watchers on ebird to give real information about when these birds can be spotted.
27 maj 2020 · The swan habitat at the David Traylor Zoo in Kansas will house Lulu as she joins their Trumpeter Swan breeding program. The biggest challenge after the Traylor Zoo agreed to accept Lulu into the program was arranging the transfer to their facility.