1-2-13: The Fading Call of the Tundra Swan

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Tundra swans lift off a frozen field on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The epic journey of tundra swans from Canada and the northern U.S. states to Maryland and Virginia is one of the most beautiful things you can see and hear in the Chesapeake region's winters. But the arctic angels are visiting less and less often, because water pollution and disease are destroying their food supply of underwater grasses and shellfish.  Original broadcast date: 12-28-11.