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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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Womens History Month
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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A river on the tundra
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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The otherworldly red river
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Valentines Day
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Sedona, Arizona
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European Day of Parks
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Think deep thoughts
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World Oceans Day
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International Kissing Day
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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World Turtle Day
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The Tour de France begins
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Twas a night just like tonight
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Aurora borealis
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Fox kits
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World Frog Day
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