Whistling Swan – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Tracking Tundra Swan U915: A Story of Survival

By Mia McPherson|March 5th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, banded, collared, Cygnus columbianus, flock, grasses, ice, inset, male, marsh, mountains, Promontory Mountains, sky, snow, snow covered, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, U915, USGS, water, waterfowl, wetlands, Whistling Swan, winter|

Three days ago I found a collared Tundra Swan in a flock of swans at Bear River MBR. The blue collar caught my eye and I took photos of the swan.

Dreaming of Tundra Swans & Winter

By Mia McPherson|August 3rd, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, Cygnus columbianus, feeding, flight, flying, landing, marsh, swan, swans, Tundra Swans, water, waterfowl, wetlands, Whistlers, Whistling Swan, winter|

Some Tundra Swans migrate from the arctic tundra using the Great Basin hub of the Pacific flyway and huge flocks of them spend the winter here.

Collared Tundra Swans – Banded Together and Staying Together

By Mia McPherson|March 12th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, banded, Certificate of Appreciation, collared, Cygnus columbianus, female, flight, flying, marsh, pens, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, USGS, waterfowl, wetlands, Whistling Swan, winter|

Last week I posted some Tundra Swan images and mentioned that two of the swans I saw had markers on their necks, these are those swans flying together over the marsh.