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Important note about feeding swans:
Swans have very special nutritional needs. Their long, graceful necks are lovely to look at, but their physiology makes swallowing food items such as bread a hazard. Bread gets caught in the bird's throats and they can choke to death. Some leafy plants, such as Oleanders, are poisonous. We have lost swans who have eaten Oleander leaves.
Ducks and geese also are harmed by well-meaning residents and their guests when they are fed quantities of bread. They will eat the bread and not consume more healthy foods such as leafy green vegetables and nutritious seed.
Our Wildlife Coordinator oversees a feeding program for our waterfowl. If you are interested in participating in this program and wish to help care for a swan, please call Jackie Van Ogtrop at 623-544-6145.