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2013 Cygnets All Successfully Placed

In an amazing testimony to their parenting skills, all six cygnets of Stan and Wendy became viable juveniles and were placed in pairs for...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

Pippa, a 4 year old female, died of avian botulism toxin a few days ago. She was a sibling of Susie, and lost out to Susie for the...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

Stan and Wendy performed their annual hatching, getting six babies in the water on Day 2, or May 4. For some reason, by Day 4 the flock...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

Alan and Beverly were the oldest pair from the nests of George and Gracie. Alan was found still in the water on June 29 with no signs of...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

When Stan was absent for two days at the "daily feeding frenzy", it was on to the bicycle to scour the golf course for his whereabouts. ...

Dec 27, 20172 min read

While the hopes for a successful first brood for Sully and Susie were tempered by their young age, the results were spectacular. They...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

The cygnet processing in May had three goals; 1) pinioning, 2) microchipping, and 3) gender testing from blood feathers. From the time...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

As of today, three of the eight cygnets remain in Stan and Wendy's territory. They are no longer social and the parents will soon move...

Dec 27, 20172 min read

With only one of four cygnets captured from Stan and Wendy, the process of capturing the three had to wait until the parents decided it...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

What a hot dry spring. Imagine sitting on a nest for 35 straight days with such conditions. Both breeding pairs were taxed to the max,...

Dec 27, 20171 min read