2005 Trumpeter Swan Cygnet Round-up

DNR staff and volunteers rounded-up Trumpeter swan cygnets for collaring and data-gathering on Lower Ox Lake northeast of Gordon on the morning of September 1, 2005.

DNR staff and volunteers meet to plan round-up.	Six kayaks, three canoes, and power boat are launched. Note: Smaller volunteer at left was too young to paddle.	Overhead in Cessna, pilot gives instruction to individual watercraft. Ok, ok, the picture is a bit fuzzy.
Canoes take up position to herd cygnets once they are convinced to leave the wild rice. They cannot yet fly.	Cygnet gets her/his first kayak ride.	Swans are brought to the nearby collaring site.
Cygnet being gently held until collaring process is started.	Materials used to gather data on cygnets.	Data-gathering and record-keeping.
Relax! Everything is fine.	Cygnet after data-gathering.	Collared cygnet.
Swan being returned to lake.	1,2, 3, release.	Swans returning to wild rice picnic.