Tundra Swans are the harbingers of Spring in Southern Ontario.
The giant white swans with black beaks come back to the Southwestern Ontario area every year in the spring, says Educational Program Coordinator Colleen Inglis with the Lambton Heritage Museum.
The Tundra swans can be seen by the Lambton Heritage Museum. the Museum also has a pop-up exhibit all about the Tundra swans.
Inglis says this year’s numbers have been different from past years’ migrations. This year, Tundra swans were first spotted in January. Then they were gone and came back again in February. There have been modest numbers all year. Inglis says they usually depart in late March or early April.
She says the area used to be a giant wetland, which is very appetizing for waterfowl.
The Lambton Heritage Museum has a Tundra Swan tracker on its website. You can visit it here: https://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/en/lambton-heritage-museum/tundra-swan-migration-calendar.aspx
A couple of thousand Swans have been spotted in the Thedford Bog the last few days.
Written By: K. Close