The firearms deer opener comes with access restrictions. Plus, the arrival of tundra swans and a free ride through t River ...

Spotting elegant tundra swans can brighten cold wintry days. Between mid-November and mid-December, we cherish hearing their soft mellow vocalization “hoo-hoo” calls before we see the swans overhead ...

Tundra swans, once known as whistling swans, are a bit smaller than the more rare trumpeter swan. They move through the Mississippi River Valley in early March through late May en route to northern ...

Nearly three decades ago on a chill, still December afternoon, I watched three majestic trumpeter swans touch down in a Chesapeake salt marsh. It was a sight that had not been seen on the Bay for ...

Close-up of a swan. Portrait of two gray baby swans. Side view of Mute swan cygnets. Cygnus olor in spring.© Heying HUA/Shutterstock.com A baby swan, called a cygnet, hitches a ride on its mom's back ...

Whistling overhead the Tundra Swan [cygnus columbianus], is a large, stunning bird as they migrate back and forth between California, Oregon and the Northern Arctic. They were named whistling swans by ...