Build Nests for our Wintering Trumpeter Swans...Sari Grove

This will bring the community closer to our Trumpeter Swans...Many people are not aware that the public is encouraged to feed swans in the winter, that that act can mean the difference between life or death for our swans...Signs discouraging folk from helping our swans have turned people away from participating...Fresh grainy soft bread, whole shelled corn available at Wild Birds Unlimited or Ren's Pet & Feed in Oakville, or Mazuri Waterfowl Pellets, these are all foods that a swan might like...When feeding swans in winter, you might start thinking about how cold it is, & where do they sleep? I did...I have seen them nesting on the wet sand near to rocks at the beach...In winter too...There does not seem to be enough brush for them to build a nest, or they have not been taught, as these swans were raised initially in captivity...Other birds will take to a pre-made nest, why not swans? It is just a bigger nest...My design is made of just straw, held together in a simple donut shape...