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Each year, more than 100 trumpeter swans descend on Magness Lake in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Take a trip to see these majestic birds in their habitat.
The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl, with a wingspan of 185 to 304.8 cm (6 ft 2 in to 10 ft 2 in).
There's a little-known lake in Heber Springs where over 100 Trumpeter Swans invade every year. The majestic birds flock to Magness Lake in Heber Springs to take advantage of the mild winter in Arkansas.
30 sty 2024 · You might be surprised to learn that Arkansas has a group of very vocal trumpeter swans who spend each winter on Magness Lake near Heber Springs, Arkansas. We think of Trumpeter Swans as a northern bird.
@TrumpeterSwanSociety Did you know Arkansas is a favorite southern wintering area for wild trumpeter swans? Each winter anywhere from 250 to 300 trumpeter sw...
More than 100 trumpeter swans descend on Magness Lake, a small oxbow off the Little Red River, each year. This wintering population of birds flocks to Heber Springs from their Midwestern homes and their arrival makes for an exciting birding experience.
22 sty 2024 · In the winter of 1991, three trumpeter swans arrived at Magness Lake near Heber Springs, Arkansas—considerably far from their normal path in the Midwest. No one really knows why they showed up, but they did.
