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Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Differentiated from Tundra Swans by the shape where the bill meets the face

Habitat:

Small pond near some farmland. I believe there are some salt flats in the field behind where there are white patches, part of the Takhini Salt Flats

Reference Links:

Trumpeter Swan Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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