Tundra Swans are native and locally abundant along the North Carolina northern coastal plain at places such as Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, and the nearby National Wildlife Refuges (Pungo, Alligator River, Pocosin Lakes, Pea Island, etc.).
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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)Kalamazoo Co., MI15 Mar 2004Note the black bill with a touch of yellow in the lores.
Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015
Hyde Co., NC8 Jan 2006Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) just after sunrise at Lake Mattamuskeet.
Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC19 Jan 2013
Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Lake, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Lake, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Several Ross's Geese and Snow Geese gathered in this flock of Tundra Swans toward the late afternoon.Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus)Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Hyde Co., NC11 Jan 2015Scoping the swans and geese from the roadside
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