
This map from the 2006 Great Backyard Bird Count does an excellent job of illustrating the current distribution of the introduced Mute Swan in North America. It has long-established strongholds in the Mid-Atlantic and in the Great Lakes, with an isolated small population in the Pacific Northwest. Though sizeable numbers (up to 1,000 birds was the last estimate I saw) have long been known from Florida, these are not considered to be established wild populations but rather semi-domesticated birds.
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