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  2. Tundra swan - Wikipedia

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    Tundra swans are sometimes separated in the subgenus Olor together with the other Arctic swan species. Bewick's swan was named in 1830 by William Yarrell after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals. [5] Cygnus is the Latin for "swan", and columbianus comes from the Columbia River, the type locality. [6]

  3. Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Refuge map. Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge, near the mouth of the Columbia River, provides wintering and resting areas for an estimated 1,000 tundra swans, 5,000 geese, and 30,000 ducks. Other species include shorebirds and bald eagles.

  4. List of birds of California - Wikipedia

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    The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.

  5. Trumpeter swan - Wikipedia

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    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).

  6. Trumpeters and tundras were shot, found on private property ...

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    The swans were a mix of trumpeters and tundras, both of which are protected by state and federal laws. Minnesota has the highest population of trumpeter swans in the lower 48 states. A survey in ...

  7. Bird lovers watch in horror as hunter guns down Tundra swan ...

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    "Tundra swans, while seen in flocks during migration, separate in solitary pairs (and) mate for life," according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

  8. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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    Four species of free-tailed bats occur in California. Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis. California mastiff bat, E. p. californicus (CDFW special concern) Pocketed free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus (CDFW special concern) Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis (CDFW special concern) Brazilian (or Mexican) free-tailed bat, Tadarida ...

  9. Swan - Wikipedia

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    Swans' nests are on the ground near water and about a metre (3') across. Unlike many other ducks and geese, the male helps with the nest construction, and will also take turns incubating the eggs. [26] Alongside the whistling ducks, swans are the only anatids that will do this.