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In the winter, trumpeter swans migrate to the southern tier of Canada, the eastern part of the northwest United States (especially to the Red Rock Lakes area of Montana), and the northern area of the Puget Sound region of Washington state; [26] migratory populations have even been observed as far south as Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
Red Rock Lakes is best known for being the primary location for the efforts saving the trumpeter swan from extinction, which by 1932 had fewer than 200 known specimens in the United States and Canada. By the year 2002, an estimated 3,000 trumpeters were wintering on the refuge, many having migrated south from their summer range in Canada.
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Forty-four species have been recorded in Vermont.
Trumpeter swans depend on high-quality wetland habitats throughout the year, and face continued threats, including habitat loss and lead poisoning. ztuggle@gannett.com 419-564-3508
Males are polygamous and have elaborate courtship displays. These heavily built birds have legs feathered to the toes. Most species are year-round residents and do not migrate. Eight species have been recorded in Maine. Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo (extirpated, reintroduced) [3] Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus; Spruce grouse, Canachites ...
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata — rather common, mostly along the coast and at the mouths of major rivers during spring and fall migration; uncommon in winter and at that time found mostly in eastern Long Island Sound; as many as 100 to 200 individuals gather together in November; many go south by early winter. [2] Pacific loon, Gavia ...
Typically, hummingbirds migrate South in August or September, where they spend the winter in Central America or Mexico. They are expected to return to Ohio in the spring of 2025, likely in the ...