Area Birders: The Mute Swans at Middlebrook Lake in Bristol Tennessee are proudly showing their new cygnets for all to adore. The two young are about the size of Pied-billed Grebes or a bit larger. They are gray with black eyes and black bills. The term signet is also often used to refer to an immature swan, although the correct spelling is cygnet from the Latin cygnus. Try keeping a safe distance when the adults and young are nearby. Swans a known to quickly attack and that would not be fun. Let's go birding...... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN