Eastern Point residents Lyn Fonzo and Dan Harris discovered the Young Swan frozen in the ice at Niles Pond early this morning. Dan reached into the water and scooped her up. She seemed relatively tame and did not try to bite Dan as we had imagined would happen. Dan and Lyn carried her to Lyn’s home, where she is currently living in one of Lyn’s chicken coops. Plans are underway to modify the chicken house to make it a bit more swan friendly. Joel Munroe, one of several of Mr. Swan’s caregivers, is also a carpenter and she is planning to help Lyn.
Tremendous shout outs to Lyn Fonzo, Dan Harris, Skip and Joel Munroe, and to Michelle Smith. West Gloucester resident Michelle formerly raised swans and emus on the family farm and she is providing excellent advice on how to care for swans in our New England climate.
Photos and video courtesy of Lyn Fonzo.
New digs for the Young Swan
Frozen!
Good Morning Gloucester 
Thank you for the rescue….
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Oh man. I’m so glad you were watching!
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Bet that was quite a task to catch before the real big storms hit a would say a major save! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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Great coverage, thank you Kim!
MAJOR shout out to Lyn Fonzo–lover of wildlife AND they love her back!
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Bravo to the Humans!
Good Karma!
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