Thousands of tundra swans have arrived at the Thedford Bog behind the Lambton Heritage Museum near Grand Bend.
Lambton Heritage Museum Education Program Coordinator Colleen Inglis said the majestic birds are visible on both sides of Greenway Road, which is County Road 5, just north of the museum.
"They really make a nice sound when you hear them, and sometimes you can see them coming in, in their small V formation, sometimes their large V formations depending on how many birds are coming at once, and when there is a thousand birds it's really quite impressive to see," said Inglis.
Each year the tundra swans migrate some 6,500 kilometres from the U.S. east coast to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic.
Depending on the year, as many as 15,000 birds rest and feed for two or three weeks in the Thedford bog area.
"We have an exhibit on the tundra swans here at the museum for people to see. If they're driving by to see the birds, they can stop in and see the exhibit as well and then we'll be doing some programming for March Break that has a swan theme to it as well."
Daily updates on how many tundra swans are spotted will be posted on the migration calendar at www.returnoftheswans.com.
