Tundra swans nest in the tundra or marshes near the Arctic Circle. In the fall, they fly at elevations of 6,000 to 8,000 feet as they migrate by the thousands to Lake Mattamuskeet and Currituck Sound. Formerly known as whistling swans, adults have all-white bodies and black faces and bills; young have grayish feathers and pink bills. They’re the only swans native to the East Coast.

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