Swans of the Mississippi River Valley

With the end of the houseboating season comes some of mother nature's most beautiful birds, The Tundra Swan. These swans start to show up in the Upper Mississippi River Valley in late October, they are most famous for hanging out  in the Alma,WI region. The swans come down from the north and take up refuge in the many different swamp lands all over here in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. They can be found here in Port of La Crosse in the territory we call Goose Island and from an overlook on the Minnesota side in the town of Brownsville,MN. These swans come to our area every year and they have a very unique sound to their call. If you are in the Upper Mississippi River Valley in late October or November you can cruise the River Road and see the beautiful birds with plenty of opportunities for photos. There are some diehard boaters that will take on the colder temperatures and cruise the Mississippi River and get closer views of the swans but either way you choose they are only here for a short time.
 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a plane in which they fly over our area which are considered Pools 7 and just south of us Pool 8. They like to monitor the waterfowl counts in our area to get an idea of how the flocks are doing every year. Here is an article that a local outdoors writer wrote about the search for the Tundra Swan......read more  Courtesy of the La Crosse Tribune.
The Upper Mississippi River Valley has so much to offer during the full 12 months of the year it's a nature lover's paradise.
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