Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Tundra Swans are native and locally abundant along the North Carolina northern coastal plain at places such as Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, and the nearby National Wildlife Refuges (Pungo, Alligator River, Pocosin Lakes, Pea Island, etc.).
Tundra Swan (Cygnum columbianus) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Kalamazoo Co., MI
15 Mar 2004

Note the black bill with a touch of yellow in the lores.

Tundra Swans (Cygnum columbianus)

Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) just after sunrise at Lake Mattamuskeet. Note the solid black bill.

Hyde Co., NC
8 Jan 2006

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