Sunday Snapshot: Trumpeters

Trumpeters

Trumpeter swans were extirpated from Ontario more than a century ago. Restoration of the population was begun in 1982 with the release of 584 captive-bred birds in southern and eastern Ontario. Releases were made at the Mac Johnston Wildlife Area at Brockville and these birds may be related to those swans. The Ontario population was estimated at around 700 birds by 2005.