How to Use trumpeter swan in a Sentence
trumpeter swan
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Some folks say the first day of spring comes with the first trumpeter swan or the first robin.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021
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Dense forests, bogs, and marshes create a rich habitat for wildlife—from trumpeter swans and bald eagles to deer and bears.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
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Dense forests, bogs, and marshes create a rich habitat for wildlife—from trumpeter swans and bald eagles to deer and bears.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
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Some prefer plants, like the trumpeter swan, while others specialize in seeds or small insects, like chickadees.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 6 May 2024
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One, the trumpeter swan of the northwest, has become one of the rarer North American birds.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2013
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The virus has also infected wild birds including cases in mallards, northern pintails and trumpeter swans in the state.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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No state currently has hunting seasons for trumpeter swans, which have made a comeback in recent decades thanks to efforts to reintroduce them.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2017
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The ice rescue of the trumpeter swan was different than a human rescue, according to Haerter.
—Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021
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Eagles and trumpeter swans are migrating, and bull elks thrash trees and loudly bugle, while showcasing their impressive antlers in the hope of snaring a mate.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
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And on a positive note, trumpeter swans have increased substantially in number and distribution since the first atlas.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2018
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All told, people spotted more than 80 different avian species munching on the insects, from large trumpeter swans to teeny-tiny blue-gray gnatcatchers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
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The larger trumpeter swans, found mostly in the Midwest, occasionally show up in the Mid-Atlantic.
—Author: Ann Cameron Siegal, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
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Two firefighters, David Howard and Thomas Switalski, were sent out to rescue the trumpeter swan in one of the district's hovercrafts.
—Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021
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To me, the highlight was a pristine marsh brimming with relatively uncommon birds, including black terns, colorful redhead ducks, and a pair of trumpeter swan parents swimming alongside their fuzzy gray cygnet.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
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This authorization allowed Utah hunters to unintentionally kill 10 trumpeter swans per season.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
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Every Monday during the migration, wildlife biologists in Nebraska count the cranes—as well as other incidental birds, like trumpeter swans, bald eagles and dark geese—while flying overhead in a small airplane.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
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Visitors to the hall gawk at the many specimens—a trumpeter swan, eagles, snowy owls—donated by John Edson, the naturalist who collected and mounted the birds around the turn of the 20th century.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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And officials are assuming reports of dead Canada geese, trumpeter swans, and a mallard duck across 11 Ohio counties, including Warren, means that bird flu has reached wild bird populations as well.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Lessons for the recovery of other species Other bird species that are now breeding in my area, but weren’t in 1970, include the Canada goose, turkey, trumpeter swan, great egret, bald eagle, osprey, peregrine falcon and raven.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
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The project, led by David Wolfson of the University of Minnesota, aims to provide detailed information on trumpeter swan ecology, including about seasonal movements and habitat use.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2021
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