Our whole site
is packed with swan information, but if you have questions we haven't
answered we will try to point you to the right place to find the answers.
(Of course, if you really want the latest word on Trumpeter Swans, we
suggest you join the Society and receive our regular
publications.)
Don't forget to check out the following parts of our web site:
- Swan Links
- We have a large and carefully
gathered list of annotated swan links that should help you find almost
everything about swans that is available online. Please be advised that
we have included everything we feel would be of interest and has some
merit. In doing so, we have include some links to some sites that contain
poorly researched -- and in some cases wrong -- information. If you
want to see what we consider the best, see below...
- Swan Identification
- For information on how to
identify Trumpeter, Tundra, and Mute Swans.
- Range Maps
- Maps showing the range and distribution of swans in various areas.
- Comprehensive Scientific Information
- The most up to date and
most complete single sources of scientific information for all three
species of North American Swans are the species accounts from The
Birds of North America. This series is jointly published
by The Academy of Natural Sciences,
and The American Ornithologists'
Union. Your local library, university, or natural history organization
may have a subscription to this series. Single copies of the species
profiles for the Trumpeter Swan (No. 105), Tundra Swan (No. 89), and
Mute Swan (No. 273) can be purchased from Buteo
Books , 3130 Laurel Road, Shipman, VA 22971. 800-722-2460 or
434-263-8671. Cost is $7.50 each, plus shipping and handling.
If you want, you can go straight to their online order
form for this series.
- General Scientific Information
- We have tried to provide
a good outline of what is available on our Swan
Links page. We consider the following list to be the best resources:
- The Trumpeter Swan(105 kb .pdf)
- This 8 page document
written in 1995 is an excellent general account of the Trumpeter
Swan. This is publication G3647 of the University of Wisconsin -
Extension, written by Sumner Matteson, Scott Craven and Donna Compton.
The document is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and you may require
the free
Adobe Acrobat reader software to read it. This may be slightly
inconvenient, but the .pdf format has the advantages of producing
a very high quality screen and printed document and contains text
and illustrations in a single file. The Society gratefully acknowledges
the University of Wisconsin Extension Service for permission to
post this document on our web site.
- Trumpeter Swan Account from the Canadian Wildlife Service Hinterland Who's Who Series.
- (see details on our
Swan Links page).
- Trumpeter Swan Account --Wisconsin Deptartment of Natural Resources
- A detailed species account
with lots of life history and breeding biology information, and
lots of background information on the Wisconsin restoration program.
(from our Swan Links page).
- Trumpeter Swan Account - Alberta's Threatened Wildlife
- (see details on our Swan Links page).
- Videos
- The Trumpeter Swan: A Restoration Project
- The Wyoming Wetlands
Society, in collaboration with filmmaker Diane Birdsall, has produced
a 12-minute educational video, "The Trumpeter Swan: A Restoration
Project". An introduction to the trumpeter and its wetland habitat,
this film documents courtship, mating, display, tip feeding, paddle
feeding, and foraging. It follows a pair of swans and their two
cygnets from day one of hatching out through 16 weeks of age
when they learn to fly. This inspirational video is suitable for
adults and children, alike.
For more information about the project and the video, or if you would like to purchase the video, contact timelapseco@blissnet.com.
About The Wyoming Wetlands Society
The Wyoming Wetlands Society and The Trumpeter Swan Fund were formed to help restore a breeding and migrating population of trumpeter swans to Wyoming. The cooperative private and state program is a template for partnerships in species restoration efforts. Working with private landowners, the Society is identifying and enhancing wetlands to attract and host nesting trumpeters. Previously injured, rehabilitated swans are placed in suitable habitat with compatible mates and young from those pairs are used in restoration efforts throughout the state. Volunteer opportunities exist year-round to help with swan feeding and related necessary swan work.
Trumpeter Blues- This 1987 film focuses on the struggles of the Trumpeter Swan in the Yellowstone region. The cinematography is excellent. It is available from the main office or Trailwood Films. Color, running time 24 minutes.
- Popular Literature
- A. Lindsey Price's Swans of The World, In Nature, History, Myth and Art, and Dafila Scott's Swans are two excellent books on swans. Swans of The World is available from The Trumpeter Swan Society. Swans is now out of print. See our gift list for more details.