Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
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BirdsIn Summit County, Ohio

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831

Trumpeter Swan in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Cygnus
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (75)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (0)
  • Recorded, season not shown (13)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Trumpeter Swan by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yet
Erie County58 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan County71 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain County155 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County164 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County59 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County228 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County191 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne County85 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot County64 · Recorded, season not shown

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Late October to mid-April, middle week early February, and again early May to late July, middle week late May

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 191 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Trumpeter Swan in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Trumpeter SwanYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1022711
Jan 11–1731665
Jan 18–24155601
Jan 25–3162526
Feb 1–7103608
Feb 8–1462619
Feb 15–2184629
Feb 22–2864748
Mar 1–732728
Mar 8–1474852
Mar 15–21751,055
Mar 22–28851,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4211,005
Apr 5–11311,654
Apr 12–18732,454
Apr 19–25222,699
Apr 26 – May 2213,970
May 3–91063,569
May 10–16864,053
May 17–23853,509
May 24–30854,045
May 31 – Jun 6332,874
Jun 7–13433,158
Jun 14–20223,796
Jun 21–27223,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4543,968
Jul 5–11113,632
Jul 12–18224,051
Jul 19–25223,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1222,908
Aug 2–8113,828
Aug 9–15003,583
Aug 16–22113,535
Aug 23–29002,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5112,840
Sep 6–12112,758
Sep 13–19002,761
Sep 20–26002,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,089
Oct 4–10002,317
Oct 11–17211,944
Oct 18–24311,314
Oct 25–31321,272
Nov 1–711786
Nov 8–14113761
Nov 15–2111654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1211447
Dec 13–1952496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 263728

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 2,028 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,028 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Trumpeter Swan in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Trumpeter SwanYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102366,211
Jan 11–172065,146
Jan 18–242874,645
Jan 25–312684,698
Feb 1–73886,023
Feb 8–142165,888
Feb 15–212775,436
Feb 22–282986,846
Mar 1–74498,321
Mar 8–1454810,384
Mar 15–2138812,620
Mar 22–2853913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 456919,661
Apr 5–1139726,860
Apr 12–1859739,925
Apr 19–2574941,623
Apr 26 – May 252956,391
May 3–9111952,952
May 10–161741053,785
May 17–231351057,698
May 24–3059954,651
May 31 – Jun 632953,099
Jun 7–1330853,700
Jun 14–2026756,625
Jun 21–2722855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 434858,477
Jul 5–1119661,336
Jul 12–1811864,722
Jul 19–2531869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 125759,416
Aug 2–831659,712
Aug 9–1518655,994
Aug 16–2237854,328
Aug 23–2941951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 527657,167
Sep 6–1238659,075
Sep 13–1923654,543
Sep 20–2625645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 325743,180
Oct 4–1037737,841
Oct 11–1732730,824
Oct 18–2439921,156
Oct 25–3126619,021
Nov 1–722714,172
Nov 8–1458712,621
Nov 15–211867,965
Nov 22–283968,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51476,083
Dec 6–121466,004
Dec 13–192185,423
Dec 20–261755,661
Dec 27 – Jan 23698,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Cygnus recorded in Summit County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianusOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Mute Swan Cygnus olorOften confused in Ohio: 22 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Snow Goose Anser caerulescens11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 1 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Times of day, land cover and photos from records are not shown for species whose locations are protected.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

2,028 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

Links to individual records are not shown for this species, to protect the places it is recorded.