4-3-2019
MONROE, Wash. (AP) — In the past three weeks more than 50 trumpeter swans have been found dead or dying south of Monroe and into north King County.
More than two dozen of the dead swans came from Crescent Lake near the Snoqualmie River, a major night roost for swans this time of year as reported by the Daily Herald.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife have retrieved many of the birds to study and confirm what’s causing their deaths.
State biologist Daniel Zimmerman says the large number of swan deaths has been unusual.
He says lead poisoning is suspected although the winter snowstorms could have played a role.