Goals
- Feed Trumpeter Swans...
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Overview
Trumpeter swans were once extinct in Ontario...
A restoration project ensued to bring them back...
It was successful & The New Trumpeters were re-introduced into the "wild"... (2007)
Since then, volunteers have been feeding them, especially from November to April when it is very cold in Ontario...
The main food that is being fed is the very cheapest animal grade corn, which is dirt cheap, & quite low in nutritional content...
So the swans are getting some food...
There are now about 1200 Trumpeter Swans living in Ontario, who do not migrate south in winter...
This winter, with my own money, I fed wild bird seed, once a week (or less) to Trumpeters who live near to Bluffer's Park...
The wild bird seed, which is higher in nutritional content, gave the Trumpeters tons more vitamins & they managed to survive even the month of February when the entire bay where they were living completely froze over...
I saw Trumpeters flying more, socializing well, happy...
I'd like to continue...
Community Benefit
How will the $5K be used? |
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| Budget Notes: Budget spending will ONLY go to the cost of the wild bird seed itself... Costs for buying,carrying,transport, lifting, labour, feeding time, delivery, cleanup, etc. will all be volunteered...(Free) | |
| $ 5,000 | Wild Bird Seed (as much as that will buy) |
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