| Table 1. Atlantic Flyway mute swan mid summer survery results and percent changes between | ||||||
| survey periods 1986,89,93,96, and 1999, including total adults and cygnets counted. | ||||||
| % Change | ||||||
| State | 1986 | 1989 | 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 86-99 |
| Maine | 3p | 12p | 6 | 8 | 7 | N/A |
| New Hampshire | 5+14p | 0 | 49 | 30 | 31 | N/A |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | N/A |
| Massachusetts | 585 | 565 | 660 | 917 | 986 | 68.5 |
| Rhode Island | 880 | 1044 | 1333 | 1206 | 1577 | 79.2 |
| Connecticut | 1452 | 1948 | 1707 | 1589 | 1609 | 10.8 |
| New York | 1815 | 1966 | 2069 | 1644 | 2429 | 33.8 |
| New Jersey | 529 | 717 | 893 | 1019 | 1364 | 157.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 74+63p | 122 | 139 | 85+192p | 133 | 79.7 |
| Delaware | 21 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 27 | N/A |
| Maryland | 264 | 611 | 2245 | 2717 | 3955 | 1398.1 |
| Virginia | 60* | 145+94p | 231+88p | 419 | 488 | 713.3 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 4p | 2+2p | 6+4p | 9 | N/A |
| North Carolina | 2p | 6+14p | 29 | 5 | 18 | 800 |
| South Carolina | 13p | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Georgia | 27p | 26 | N/C | N/C | 0 | N/A |
| Florida | N/C | 46 | 1000p | 1000p | 1000p | N/A |
| Ontario | 15+600p | 211+600p | 500+600p | 600+600p | ? | ? |
| Totals | 5800+ | 7308+ | 9888+ | 10268+ | 12,643+ | 118.0 |
| Adults | 5113 | 6481 | 8743 | 9258 | 9348 | 82.8 |
| Broods | 185 | 262 | 361 | 365 | 441 | 138.3 |
| Cygnets | 687 | 827 | 1145 | 1010 | 1514 | 120.4 |
| Cygnets/Brood | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| % Pop. Young | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 12 | 11.3 |
| % Growth Rate (3 yrs.) | 26 | 35.3 | 3.8 | 23.1 | 22.0 | |
| p=private ownership not | included in | total. | ||||
| N/C= No count. | ||||||
| N/A=Non Applicable | ||||||
| Mid-Winter Survey | 1987 | 1990 | 1994 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Totals | 5200 | 6741 | 7229 | 8907 | 11,286 | 117.0 |
| % Growth Rate (3 yrs.) | 29.6 | 7.2 | 23.2 | 26.7 | 21.7 | |