For people who might not realize, Black Swans found in North America are always escapees (the bird is native to Australia). This is not to diminish how cool it would be to see one "in the wild," but if this IS a Black Swan, don't start lighting up eBird with your sightings...
For more info on exotic waterfowl vs. wild birds, this is a useful article by (bird guide author) Kenn Kaufman from Audubon a few years ago that actually mentions Black Swans specifically: https://www.audubon.org/news/is-exotic-waterfowl-you-just-found-wild-or-escapee#
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