Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are cautiously optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds at the park may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A flock of pigeons fly over the swans at Lake...

A flock of pigeons fly over the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visitors enjoy observing the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday,...

Visitors enjoy observing the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb....

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb....

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A young visitor photographs the swans at Lake Eola Park,...

A young visitor photographs the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A young visitor enjoys watching swans at Lake Eola Park,...

A young visitor enjoys watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A young visitor enjoys feeding swans at Lake Eola Park,...

A young visitor enjoys feeding swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Signage warns visitors of the recent outbreak of the avian...

Signage warns visitors of the recent outbreak of the avian flu at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the spreading illness that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb....

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A visitor photographs the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday,...

A visitor photographs the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb....

Visitors enjoy watching swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

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A flock of pigeons fly over the swans at Lake Eola Park, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. With no new swan deaths reported at the lake in several weeks, city officials and swan advocates are optimistic that the avian flu outbreak that killed 29 of the birds may be over. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

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