Each fall thousands of tundra swans can be seen in the Mississippi River Valley—a migration corridor for many species of waterfowl. Birders in Minnesota may spot the tundra swans as they make their way to favored wintering grounds in coastal regions of the US. They travel in family groups of about a hundred, and if you can’t see them, you’re bound to hear them. Tundra swans are a noisy bunch—they have a high-pitched honking call and are especially vocal while foraging.
Autumn’s swan song
Today in History
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An avian predator built for the snow
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Art over Amalfi
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Pantaleu
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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World Honey Bee Day
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Eurasian scops owl
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Anybody out there?
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Tiny fliers head south
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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The eloquence of elephants
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Lunar eclipse
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World Parrot Day
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World Lizard Day
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Birds of the Drömling
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Maybe we should be looking up
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Ravens
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Cold? What cold?
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When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Celebrating the first day of spring