Trumpeter Swan

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Trumpeter Swan

• Ms. Julie Bennett

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Webbed feet
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Wings
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Long Neck
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Bill
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Syrinx
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Trumpeter Swan
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Habitat-General Description
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Habitat-Biotic-Predators

• Bobcat (Lynx rufus)-capable of taking bird and
  eggs
• Egg /Cynet (babies) predators
• Common Raven (Corvus corax)
• Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
• Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
• Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
• Coyote (Canis latrans)
• Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
• Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis).

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Habitat-Biotic-Food Supply
Tuber and stems from aquatic plants such as
arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), pondweeds
(Potamogeton spp.), and bulrush (Scirpus spp.)
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Habitat-Biotic-Population Density
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Habitat-Biotic-Other Species Interaction
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Habitat-Biotic-Disease

• Parasites such as nasal leeches
• Cygnets (babies) are more susceptible to diseases
• Lead poisoning from old gun shot is a problem

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Habitat-Abiotic-Climate
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Habitat-Abiotic-Natural Shelters

• Nests reach a diameter of 6 feet or more
• Requires uprooted vegetation
• Uses muskrat or beaver lodges for foundations
  as well as cattails and sedges mounded
• Reuse structure year to year
• Located near water so can be on guard for
  predators

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Citations

• Link to easy bib!! http//easybib.com/
• "Yellowstone Electronic Field Trip - Trumpeter
  Swans." Windows Into Wonderland. 27 Feb. 2009
  lthttp//www.windowsintowonderland.org/swan/real/lo
  w/index.htmgt.
• "Trumpeter Swan." Hinterland Who's Who. 27 Feb.
  2009 lthttp//www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id77gt.

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Extensions

• When you finish the basic stack of slides take
  time to review each slide for conventions and
  detailed information. Is everything spelled
  correctly?
• Continue to create slides focusing on additional
  information that it usually in understanding your
  species. Use headings that reflect the larger
  topic.

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Related Organisms

• Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
• Tundra Swan (C. columbianus)

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Trumpeter Swan