Trumpeter swan Trumpeter swan The trumpeter swan ("Cygnus buccinator") is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed . It is the American counterpart and a close relative of the whooper swan ("Cygnus cygnus") of Eurasia, and even has been considered the same species by some authorities. By 1933, fewer than 70 wild trumpeters were known to exist, and extinction seemed imminent, until aerial surveys discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeters around Alaska's Copper River. Careful reintroductions
Baby, What a Big Surprise Baby, What a Big Surprise "Baby, What a Big Surprise" is a power ballad written by Peter Cetera for the group Chicago and recorded for their album "Chicago XI" (1977), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The first single released from that album, it reached number 4 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys provided additional backing vocals on the recording while saxophonist Walt Parazaider plays flute on the distinctive flute introduction and trumpeter Lee Loughnane plays a piccolo trumpet. Although "Chicago XI" yielded two more minor singles, "Baby, What a Big Surprise" was Chicago's