| PLEASE NOTE: Because there is a debate about whether or not the historical breeding range included NY there are other higher priority citizen science surveys for members and birders interested to participate in, especially on Long Island where Trumpeter Swan is unknown recently. GSBAS is not encouraging people to participate, but are just letting you know this effort exists. |
  Though
restoration of Trumpeter Swans throughout historic breeding areas of the Midwest
and Great Plains has been highly successful, most of the flocks remain
vulnerable. Historically much of the Interior population migrated to
favorable sites south of the 40th parallel. Today, a small percentage of the
flocks are exploring and possibly pioneering routes into their historic winter
range. Trumpeter Swans are showing up in new locations, some they have not
frequented for over 100 years. Audubon members and fellow birders are asked for
help to document and then monitor winter habitat use in twenty states of the
Central, Southern and eastern U.S. Observers are asked to REGISTER with
TRUMPETER WATCH, a program of The Trumpeter Swan Society. Identification
guidelines and data forms to be printed for field use can be found online.
Photographic documentation is useful but not required.Find out more about this Citizen Science project on The Trumpeter Swan Society website (www.trumpeterswansociety.org) today! Peg Abbott, former director of Audubon Camp in the West, coordinates the program. Photo: Jess Lee www.jessleephotos.com |