INVESTIGATOR

 

            Trumpet Swans, also called, Trumpeter Swans, used to cover a large part of North America. They were almost extinct for a while because they were hunted, but now they are building up their population again with the help of different animal preservation groups.  They would migrate south for the winter in the southern United States and then fly north to areas like New York and Canada.  Trumpeter Swans learn the migration route from their parents when they are babies or cygnets.  Trumpet swans can eat up to twenty pounds of herbage each day.  They like to eat waterweed, pondweed, water milfoil, duck potato, grain, seeds, snails, and worms.  The female trumpet swan is called a pen.  Trumpet Swans stay with their mates for life.  One interesting fact I found was that trumpet swans are the largest flying bird in North America.