Updated: September 29, 2021 Published: September 28, 2021
A group of at least 13 trumpeter swans and one tundra swan stopped to feed Sunday evening at Potter Marsh in South Anchorage as they migrate south.
Trumpeter swans are found in a wide swath of Interior, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. Alaska trumpeter swans overwinter from Cordova to the Columbia River.
Swans often stop at the marsh in the spring and fall on their migration to and from nesting sites.
Swans are the largest waterfowl, can weigh up to 33 pounds and have a wingspan of 10 feet. Swans mate for life, but divorce is not unheard of.
Hunting of swans is illegal in Southcentral Alaska.
Bob Hallinen
Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.