TUNDRA SWANS HAVE ARRIVED ON THE MISSISSIPPI

Tundra Swans on the Mississippi just south of Brownsville, Mn.  We enjoyed the sounds and sight about 2-3 thousand Tundra Swans on Saturday Nov. 14, 2015.  The swans stop in this area to fuel up on aquatic root tubers and rest before heading east for the winter.  The number of swans here will increase over the next few weeks and we have seen as many as 20,000 swans here at one time.  The swans will leave when the backwaters of the Mississippi freeze over.  Last year was so cold (Thanksgiving Day had a high of 6 degrees), that the swans left early.  This year is much warmer and the swans could pile up to large numbers and possibly stay into early December.