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A group of swans in the water can be called a bank, due to the way they crowd along the bank of a river or lake.

112421.PEJ.Swans.JPG — At least two large "banks" of swans were seen congregating near the shorelines on Sanborn Lake outside of Backus the morning of Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

By Travis G. Grimler

November 24, 2021 at 2:00 AM

At least two large "banks" of swans were seen congregating near the shoreline on Sanborn Lake outside of Backus on Monday morning, Nov. 22, 2021.
Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

By Travis G. Grimler

Travis Grimler began work at the Echo Journal Jan. 2 of 2013 while the publication was still split in two as the Pine River Journal and Lake Country Echo. He is a full time reporter/photographer/videographer for the paper and operates primarily out of the northern stretch of the coverage area (Hackensack to Jenkins).