Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

 On winter days, flocks of swans, the largest in North America, gather in lakes and rivers or descend from the sky. The characteristic fluffiness of their wings led Meriwether Lewis to call them "tundra swans", a name that is still used today. These known creatures - slightly smaller than the rest of us women, and the trumpeter swan - nest in the arctic tundra and visit the United States on migration in the winter. Most of them have yellow eggs under their black beaks, but otherwise they are white. More information about identity  Blue streaked Lory yellow collared lovebird Image of tundra swan near map  All years  Reproduction  Migration  Non-breeding  Nearby map from Bird of the World  Explore the map  find this bird  Unless you're in the Arctic, don't look for Tundra Swans in summer. Instead, look for them on large bodies of water, especially harbors and sheltered coastal waters, during migration and winter. You can also see flocks of...