Mute Swan in Winter

mute swans beside open water in winter
Mute swans. Photo by Tom van Ooijen.

Appearance: Mute swans are enormous waterbirds at about 50-60″ in length. They’re white with an orange bill and black at the base of the bill on the face.

Winter diet: Fish and plant material.

Winter feeder food: They don’t visit feeders.

Winter habitat: Mute swans spend winters in their year-round homes in southern Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Mute swans are found floating on the water in urban ponds (parks), lagoons, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas where saltwater meets freshwater rivers and streams. Mute swans are found floating on the water in urban ponds (parks), lagoons, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas where saltwater meets freshwater rivers and streams.

Range Map

Mute swan range map.
Mute swan range map. The Cornell Lab.

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