Where I live (a N.W. suburb of Chi-town),We are over-run with the stupid geese. They're Canadian geese, but never go to Canada. They are noisy, messy and not my favorite birds. We have to tiptoe thru the "goose mines" whenever they drop by. No pun intended, but applicable nonetheless. I love to watch them in the sky, on the water, in the woods, WHERE THEY BELONG! Not on my front or back lawn or sidewalk. Anyway I wonder what visitors swans would be, they certainly look beautiful. We also have a lot of gulls and a few ducks around. The ducks are cute. We have a pair thar visits every so often. Oddly enough, we hardly ever see pigeons here.