Refuge staff capture a Trumpeter Swan for Banding in 1978

an old photo with faded color shows two men in a boat wearing life jackets. One of the men is holding a net. They boat is inches from a fleeing swan.
Photo By/Credit

James R. Rees/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/01/1978
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Assistant Manager Jack Hagan and Clerk Rick Potter about to catch a trumpeter swan for banding purposes. Swans were typically captured and banded during their molting season when they are unable to fly.
Facility
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Wetland
Species
Cygnus buccinator
Subject tags
Bird banding
Species reintroduction
Wetlands