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Bones of the whistling swan were found in great
abundance along with other waterfowl remains
at the site. The whistling swan and its cousin,
the tundra swan (trumpeter swan), visited the
marshy areas of the Tanana River. From a distance
it is difficult to distinguish a whistling swan
from a trumpeter: the whistling swan has a small
yellow patch next to each eye. However, this
difference was probably inconsequential to the
Paleoindians since both kinds of swans made
excellent eating.
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