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	Mute Swan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a common Eurasian member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae.
		The Mute Swan is the national bird of the Kingdom of Denmark.
		All Mute Swans in the UK (with the possible exception of those in Orkney and Shetland) are considered the property of the British monarch, except for flocks owned by the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mute_swan (881 words)

	Swan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, is a common temperate Eurasian species, often semi-domesticated; descendants of domestic flocks are naturalized in the United States and elsewhere.
		New Zealand Swan, Cygnus sumnerensis, is an extinct swan from the Chatham Islands.
		Helen is half swan half human due to that her parents' was an union of a swan (Zeus in swan disguise) and a human female.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swan (795 words)

	Invasive Species In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Workshop - Mute Swan
		Mute swan cygnets are grayish brown or white, with slate gray legs and feet or pinkish/tan feet, respectively.
		Mute swans are year-round residents in the Chesapeake Bay and are not true migrants in any part of their range in North America.
		Mute swans generally nest once a year, though if a nest is disturbed early in the nesting season and eggs are lost, a pair may attempt to nest a second time.
	www.mdsg.umd.edu /exotics/workshop/mute_swan.html (3155 words)

	Mute Swan - Chesapeake Bay Program
		The mute swan (Cygnus olar) was introduced to the Chesapeake Bay region for its ornamental value but has had an increasingly disruptive effect on the ecology of the Bay as well as on that of other areas as far north as Maine and as far west as Michigan.
		Mute swans occasionally kill wildfowl that are native to the Bay, particularly Canada geese, and they also are reported to behave aggressively toward people who approach their nests.
		Mute swans threaten biodiversity by interfering with the nesting habits of native waterfowl, such as the threatened fl skimmers and terns.
	www.chesapeakebay.net /muteswan.htm (436 words)

	CT DEP: Mute Swan Fact Sheet
		The male mute swan, or cob, is usually larger in size with a more prominent knob on his forehead but is otherwise identical to the female, or pen.
		The nest, constructed in late March or early April, is typically a large (4' x 4'), somewhat circular pile of aquatic plants built on an island or in clumps of cattails or grasses along the edge of the water.
		A recent study of interactions between mute swans and native waterfowl on freshwater ponds in southeastern Massachusetts concluded that the mere presence and antagonistic behaviors of swans caused native waterfowl to avoid nesting.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/mtswan.htm (797 words)

	Mute Swans
		Mute swans have been cherished as symbols of purity and elegance for centuries.
		Mute swans reside primarily in estuarine river habitats with smaller numbers on inland lakes and ponds.
		Mute swans have been observed exhibiting aggression toward tundra swans, driving them from protected coves and feeding areas, important habitats for native tundra swans.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/muteswans.html (660 words)

	The Maryland Mute Swan Task Force
		The Task Force considered the current legal status of mute swans in Maryland and deliberated on whether or not this should be changed, as well as the current and historic management of mute swans in Maryland and in other states.
		Once mute swans reach breeding age, about 85% survive from one breeding season to the next, which means that the average number of breeding attempts of an adult swan is five.
		Using the aggressive behavior of mute swans to their advantage, some people have released mute swan pairs and placed swan decoys onto ponds and lakes in suburban areas where local-nesting Canada geese are a problem, with the hope that the swans would drive the unwanted geese from these areas.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/mstfpc.html (12119 words)

	The Mute Swan - Sylvia Roff-Marsh
		We are all familiar with the graceful S curve of the swan's neck as she dips her head beneath the water or curves it to the side to survey a cygnet riding on her back or snuggled in the warmth of her wing feathers.
		Unmarked swans remain the property of the Crown, hence the 'Royal Swans of the Thames'.
		Swans that graced the moat were fed at a place convenient to the feeders, where the water ran close beside the walls.
	www.tintota.com /archive/muteswan.htm (669 words)

	Boom in Mute Swans Spurs Calls for Culls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The trouble is that mute swan populations are booming on both sides of the Atlantic, and at the expense of much other wildlife, say government agencies, scientists, and sport fishers.
		In Britain the mute swan was considered a domesticated bird until the 20th century, having first been kept by 12th-century English kings who made them the centerpiece of sumptuous royal feasts.
		Mute swans—which each eat upward of four and a half pounds (two kilograms) of water crowfoot per day—may also be jeopardizing one of Britain's rarest mammals, the water vole, said Allan Frake.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/06/0621_040621_muteswansinvasivespecies.html (673 words)

	Mute Swan Photo and Information - Birding
		Mute Swans have been raised for centuries in Britain for food, and one colony has been raised since the 1400s.
		Swans were marked as to their ownership - and any unmarked bird became instant property of the royal family.
		Mute swans are large white birds with an orange bird, and a graceful, curved neck.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art10270.asp (346 words)

	8/11/2003~Service Permits Maryland Wildlife Managers to Reduce Mute Swan Numbers
		The number of swans is increasing most dramatically in the Chesapeake Bay, where the population size increased by 1,116 percent from 1986 to 2002.
		If the plan is fully implemented, the size of the mute swan population throughout the eastern United States would be reduced in five to 10 years from approximately14,300 to 4,700 swans, a 67 percent decrease.
		The Service’s proposal to manage mute swans through a combination of lethal and non-lethal ways was supported by 13 state wildlife agencies and 43 organizations dedicated to bird conservation, bird science, wildlife conservation and wildlife management.
	news.fws.gov /newsreleases/r5/58ED0BBD-CAE4-402A-8E6C87D664316A8D.html (906 words)

	Trumpeter Swan
		the Trumpeter Swan, the Mute Swan and the Tundra Swan.
		Mute Swans are an undesirable exotic species that harass native waterfowl and uproot large quantities of aquatic vegetation.
		Close to a Trumpeter in size, the Mute Swan is easily distinguished from other swans by its orange bill and prominent fl fleshy knob extending from the base of the bill to the forehead.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/er/factsheets/birds/swan.htm (4665 words)

	NYSite West Side - Mute Swan
		MUTE SWAN: The Mute Swan, which is a large all-white Eurasian "pond" swan, is semi-domesticated and is now naturally wild in the Eastern United States.
		The Mute Swan is usually silent but hisses and sometimes utters puppy-like barking notes or loud high-pitched purring sounds.
		Mute Swans on the Thames River not so marked were property of the Crown.
	www.nysite.com /nature/fauna/swan.htm (938 words)

	Mute Swan
		The Mute Swan was introduced into the U.S. from Europe in the mid 1800's to grace the ponds of estates and parks.
		In Europe, the Mute Swan was domesticated for food and the use of its feathers as quills, wing bones for whistles, and leathery web for purses.
		Mute Swans have been known to live for over 25 years, but most only survive to 5 or 6 years old.
	digitalsportsman.com /wetlands/MuteS1.htm (250 words)

	Hill v. Norton (MBTA Mute Swan)
		Mute swans in the United States probably descend from European birds introduced for ornamental purposes beginning in the mid-19th century.
		Her principal claim was that the Secretary's failure to include the mute swan on the List of Migratory Birds protected under the MBTA was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA").
		However, no agency decision explains the definition of "native," whether the mute swan is native or non-native, and most importantly, why the native or non-native character of a species is relevant under the statute and treaties.
	www.animallaw.info /cases/causfd275f3d98.htm (4156 words)

	Birds » Domesticated Birds » Swan - Mute Main Page
		Male Mute Swans are known as cobs, and females are known as pens.
		Mute Swans have been living in a semi-domestic state for years, and at one point they were raised for meat and for their plumage.
		Mute Swans are alternately known as Wild Swans, Tame Swans, Common Swans or Domestic Swans.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/domestic_birds/dbd4917.html (827 words)

	Mute swan
		The Mute swan is one of the largest birds still capable of flight, reaching a length of 140-160 cm (including tail and neck), a wing span of 200-240 cm and a weight of 8-12 kg.
		Mute swans live in habitats with slow-flowing water and a rich vegetation, like shallow lakes, coastal bays, marshes and town ponds.
		As a symbol in alchemy, the swan was neither masculine nor feminine, but rather symbolised hermaphroditism or 'the marriage of the opposites', fire and water.
	www.dierinbeeld.nl /animal_files/birds/mute_swan (773 words)

	Swan Lifeline - mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The mute swan is generally believed to have been brought to this country from Turkey by Richard Lionheart.
		Swans, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is illegal to interfere with them in any way.
		Whistling Swans undertake the longest migration of all the swans.
	www.margintrip.co.uk /muteswan.htm (1231 words)

	Mute Swan Weblog
		Mute Swans Designated "Invader of the Month" for June (Maryland Invasive Species Council - 06/12/03): Although dated 06/06/03, today was the frst time that I noted this arcticle on the Maryland Invasive Species Council's web site.
		Mute Swans Spark Loud Debate in Chesapeake Bay (National Geographic News - 06/05/03): This article by Kim O'Connell focuses on the Mute Swan Management Plan of the Maryland DNR and the lawsuit filed by the Fund for Animals that has halted plans to shoot up to 1,500 birds this summer.
		Swan Killings Draw Protests (Boston [Massachusetts] Globe - 05/25/03): As reported by staff writer Sarah Schweitzer, some residents of Plum Island--upset that officials of the nearby Parker River National Wildlife Refuge have killed four Mute Swans so far this year under a Federal permit--protested the action over the weekend.
	swans.blogspot.com (1902 words)

	Page Title
		While mute swans have been a scenic touch to many ponds and lakes, they have turned into a growing concern for conservationists in some states.
		Mute swans are native to Europe and Asia and were brought to North America in the late nineteenth century by European immigrants.
		The problem with having mute swans wild in North America is that the environment is not set up to handle them.
	www.stuorg.iastate.edu /swan/news5/page5.html (291 words)

	Swans
		One of Wagner's operas is woven around the old German story of Lohengrin, the knight of the swan "Swan Lake" is the famous ballet by Tschaikovsky.
		The male swan is called a "cob" and the female a "pen" The old Latin word for swan is "cygnus", so the young are "cygnets".
		Unlike our native swans it has a fl knob on the upper bill In olden times a young swan was a table delicacy and, in England, all swans have belonged to the crown since 1482.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/600-699/nb616.htm (608 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Palaeornithology of the Mute Swan
		North American Miocene and Pleistocene swan fossil bones, consistently larger than in trumpeter or tundra swan material, have been identified as mute swans or swans homologous to mutes, and not trumpeters or tundra swans (op.
		The specimens represent a type of mute-like swan in which the trachea is not looped, distinctively unlike the looped trachea of both the trumpeter and tundra swans (Howard 1945).
		P.S. The taxonomy of the mute swan is:
	www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=4290 (484 words)

	The Trumpeter Swan Society
		Mute Swans are easily distinguished by the bright orange bill and distinctive knob on the forehead.
		Mute Swans are generally silent but not "mute." However, their grunts, snorts, and quiet whistles cannot be confused with the distinctive calls of Trumpeter and Tundra Swans.
		Mute Swans generally hold the neck curved gracefully and bill pointed somewhat downward.
	www.trumpeterswansociety.org /id.htm (826 words)

	Mute Swan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The mute swan received its name for its silence (except when it is threatened--then it hisses).
		This swan is a native of Europe and Asia and was introduced into the United States in New York's Hudson River Valley in the 19th century.
		Found mainly along the Northeast Atlantic Coast south to Virginia, the mute swan is white with an orange bill that has a fl knob at its base.
	www.assateague.com /swan.html (134 words)

	Mute swan - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Mute swan - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		The mute swan is a very large white waterbird.
		It has a long S-shaped neck, and an orange bill with fl at the base of it.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/m/muteswan/index.asp (244 words)

	"Mute Swan"
		Mute Swans are often silent, although they sometimes hiss or grunt.
		I found it interesting to see hold a swan holds its wings up high to look larger when it feels threatened...it puts its head down like a missile being launced at a target and charges.
		A loud hiss/spit sound...like a cat does is also dispersed at the targeted enemy.
	www.zonianlady.com /muteswan/muteswan.html (201 words)

	The Trumpeter Swan Society
		The Trumpeter Swan is North America's largest waterfowl and one of its rarest native birds.
		However, in many areas these swans face new problems such as lead poisoning, habitat loss, and the loss of their traditional migration patterns to southern wintering areas.
		Posters and papers on all Trumpeter populations, as well as on Tundra and Mute Swans, were presented.
	www.trumpeterswansociety.org (768 words)

	Mute swan - Cygnus olor - ARKive
		The mute swan is Britain's largest bird, and one of the heaviest flying birds in the world; adults can weigh over 15 kg.
		The combination of their large size, very long neck, white plumage and orange-red bill with a fl knob towards the top of the bill makes them easily to recognise.
		Contrary to the name, the mute swan produces a range of vocalisations, including a rumbling 'heeorr', and an aggressive hissing noise when threatened.
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Cygnus_olor (154 words)

	MSN Encarta - Dictionary - mute swan definition
		MSN Encarta - Dictionary - mute swan definition
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		large white swan: a large white swan with an orange bill.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861693971 (58 words)

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