Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1832    Synonyms: TRUS.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Anseriformes   >   Family Anatidae   >   Genus Cygnus   

Status:

Rare but regular visitors to Maryland following successful reintroduction efforts in the Northeast. Removed from the MD/DCRC review list in February 2016.

Description:

Individuals can be surprisingly difficult to separate from Tundra Swan, especially as juveniles.

There are 183 records in the project database.

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Trumpeter Swans calling in southern Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/26/2018). - Leslie Starr.

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A first-year Trumpeter Swan at Schoolhouse Pond in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/15/2006). Present from May 2006 to March 2009, #962 migrated here from the Wye Marsh reintroduction effort in Ontario and spent most of its time at Schoolhouse Pond. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan at Black Hill Regional Park in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/22/2015). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Harford Co., Maryland (6/4/2011). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Harford Co., Maryland (3/25/2019). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/1/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/25/2022). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/5/2023). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Harford Co., Maryland (3/25/2019). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/30/2016). Photo by Emily Carter Mitchell. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/11/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/20/2018). Photo by Emily Carter Mitchell. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Harford Co., Maryland (3/25/2019). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/1/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A first-year Trumpeter Swan at Schoolhouse Pond in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/15/2006). Present from May 2006 to March 2009, #962 migrated here from the Wye Marsh reintroduction effort in Ontario and spent most of its time at Schoolhouse Pond. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/1/2020). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Howard Co., Maryland (12/14/2017). Wing-tagged as P95. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/16/2019). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/12/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Howard Co., Maryland (12/31/2017). Photo by Andy Connelly. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). This individual was banded in Ontario on 12/25/2012, then found on 12/17/2013 on Cheat Lake, WV by Terry Bronson. It was then found in Petersburg, WV by Todd Schnopp on 1/19/2014. Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan at Terminus in Allegany Co., Maryland (2/10/2015). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A pair of Trumpeter Swans in Harford Co., Maryland (3/25/2019). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A second-winter Trumpeter Swan at Black Hill Regional Park in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/22/2015). Hatched in 2013 in Ontario, Canada. Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/16/2014). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/21/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/21/2008). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/21/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Prince George's Co., Maryland (12/21/2008). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A female Trumpeter Swan in Howard Co., Maryland (12/12/2017). Photo by Joe Hanfman. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2016). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan (M78) at Black Hills Regional Park in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/20/2015). Photo by John R. Whitaker. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan among Canada Geese in Frederick Co., Maryland (2/28/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/26/2022). Photo by Hugh Vandervoort. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Howard Co., Maryland (12/15/2017). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swan in Garrett Co., Maryland (12/24/2017). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Garrett Co., Maryland (12/24/2017). This bird is a male that was banded on 1/1/2017 by Ray Kingdon near Burlington, Ontario. It hatched in 2016 or earlier. (fide J. Hanfman) Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2023). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A family of Trumpeter Swan in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Trumpeter Swan in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/28/2017). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2023). (c) David Barr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by David Barr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans with young in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/24/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/21/2022). (c) portofbaltimore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by portofbaltimore via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A presumed Trumpling Swan (Trumpeter x Tundra hybrid) at Cash Lake in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/19/2013). Photo by Jared Fisher. (MBP list)

Trumpeter Swans in Howard Co., Maryland (4/6/2019). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)


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