https://wildlife.blog/tags/waterfowl/Recent content in Waterfowl on Wildlife.blogHugoen-ushttps://wildlife.blog/posts/mute-swan-on-the-river/https://wildlife.blog/posts/mute-swan-on-the-river/<p><strong>Mute Swan</strong> <em>(Cygnus olor)</em></p> <p>North America&rsquo;s largest waterfowl — easily mistaken for an enormous goose — identified by its all-white plumage, long S-curved neck, and the orange bill with a distinctive black knob at the base.</p> <p>Mute Swans are year-round residents along the Hudson River and throughout NYC waterways, introduced from Europe in the 19th century and now firmly established.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_swan">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4849-Cygnus-olor">iNaturalist</a> | <a href="https://ebird.org/species/mutswa">eBird</a></p>