Six fostered trumpeter swan cygnets paddled out at St. George

Six trumpeter swan cygnets, fostered since early July, were released on a large fenced pond in St. George. Oakville News reported the release on October 29, 2026. The birds were orphaned in Thunder Bay and flown to Burlington Airpark by a young volunteer from Toronto. Kyna Intini, of Trumpeter Swan Conservation Ontario, raised them at her Millgrove property. They started on duckweed. At four months they look nearly full size, grey and white, the plumage they keep until their second summer.

Bev Kingdon, who has guided Intini since 2008, and Don Intini, Kyna's father, went with the birds. One adult trumpeter swan was released with them. A few cygnets first headed into the brush instead of the water. Within minutes, all of them were paddling the shore. The pond is at the Tim Hortons Onondaga Farms site, where Christine Vey will see to their care. The report is this release. It does not say when the birds will leave the fenced pond for a wild lake.