Trumpeter swans are making a comeback in Iowa. The birds attempted a modern-day record of 158 nests in 2025, which is an ...

The large white birds are native to Iowa but the population was decimated by the late 1800s. However, the birds had a ...

Iowa trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which the DNR said was a 17% increase since 2022. The department used data from the most recent survey completion, which took ...

In 2025, Iowa’s trumpeter swans attempted a record 158 nests. Native to Iowa, and the state’s largest waterfowl to boot, ...

Iowa’s trumpeter swan population had nearly 160 nests in 2025, a modern-day record the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...

Each day, we view the swamp from an overlook that Joe built which we call “The Hide." This name came from his tours in England, where they typically use the word "hide" for a small bird watching ...

From none to some and now thousands in just a few decades, the comeback of the trumpeter swan in Minnesota has been a wildlife recovery success story for the ages. Trumpeters are now breeding and ...

They’ll be leaving soon. By the end of February or early March, they’ll be winging their way to Northern states, where they will nest and raise their young. But if you can take a drive to Heber ...