Follow That Swan!
May 2024 – We are still following the recent locations of seven Trumpeter Swans marked on Malheur Refuge’s Benson Pond in February 2023 with GPS-GSM neck collars to track their migration. Are you?
April 3, 2023
Swan Capture At Benson Pond
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was once home to as many as 20+ breeding pairs of Trumpeter Swans. As recently as the 1990’s Refuge biologists have a history of collaborating with and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and managers from Summer Lake Wildlife Area to capture cygnets from Benson Pond and transfer them over to Summer Lake.
March 7, 2023
A Trumpeter Swan Mystery Studied
Numbers of migrant Trumpeter Swans moving through eastern Oregon have increased dramatically over the last two decades, particularly at Malheur Refuge and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) Summer Lake Wildlife Area. We want to learn more about the origins of these trumpeters and to identify their breeding, stopover, and wintering sites.
March 7, 2023
White-faced Ibis Project Update
What has been a surprise is the durability of the birds and transmitters. When starting a pilot study on a new species with new capture and attachment techniques, there are many unknowns, and it is difficult to predict how things will go – they have gone exceptionally well. I can confidently say that white-faced ibis will be critical in guiding wetland conservation in the West.
March 6, 2023
Malheur Plays Role in Short-eared Owl Study
By Matt Stuber, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Raptor Biologist, Division of Migratory Birds Across many western states, biologists are embarking on a challenging adventure. That adventure? To learn more
June 30, 2021
