A lot of people don't like the mute swans on L. Ontario such as the NYS DEC. Cygnus olor do live here on the bay - this photo was taken on Salmon Creek which flows into Braddock Bay. In the winter occasional tundra swans - cygnus columbianus - visit. I think trumpeter swans - cygnus buccinator - are seen, too. But all in all, the nature of the mute swan is questioned by naturalists. In the winter I have seen entire flocks of swans in formation beating their wings as they take off from the bay seemingly flying to more inland marshes upstream. It's honestly breathtaking to see and hear.
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