no problem judd--thanks for the correction ...

jim


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From: "Judd Zandstra" <juddz@COMCAST.NET>
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Swans at Sucker Lake ERROR CORRECTION


>I made an error in the directions to Sucker Lake Park. It is between 
>HIGHWAY 96, NOT highway 95, and County Road F.
>
> Sorry for the mistake.
>
> Judd
>
>
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> From: Judd Zandstra
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:54 AM
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> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Swans at Sucker Lake
>
> Sucker Lake Park is located in Vadnais Heights between highway 95 on the
> north and County Road F, east of Rice Street. There are 2 parking lots. 
> The
> northern one off Rice Street is closed in the winter. The southern one off
> County F is open.
>
> From the south parking lot follow the paved trail north for about 1/4 mi 
> to
> a marked path on the right (east). Take this path about 100 yards to the
> man-made channel between Sucker Lake and Lake Vadnais. There is a 
> footbridge
> at this point. You can stand on the bridge to observe the channel but do 
> not
> cross it. Take the left fork (north) and follow the path along the west 
> bank
> of the channel up to the south end of Sucker lake itself. The water is 
> open
> here and you will see hundreds of mallards and 20+ trumpeter swans. They
> congregate between the bridge and the open water at the end of Sucker 
> Lake.
>
> The swans and mallards in the channel are quite tame and you sometimes can
> approach them within 5 or 10 feet. (Some people feed them.) If you get too
> close they calmly paddle to the opposite side of the channel, about 20 
> feet
> away.
>
> Alternately, the trumpeters may be at the north end of Sucker Lake. This 
> an
> additional half-mile walk so check the north end of the lake from the 
> south
> end with your binocs. To get to the north end, follow the paved trail to 
> the
> north parking lot and to the north channel.
>
> I haven't been there for a couple weeks but as long as the lakes in the 
> area
> are still frozen, the trumpeters can be found there.
>
> Judd Zandstra
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: jmmet
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:11 AM
> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [mou-net] Swans at Sucker Lake
>
> hi to the group-saw a post here about a month ago that a flock of about 40
> swans had taken up residency at sucker lake.  it's such a nice day today I
> was thinking of driving over there and trying to grab some photos.  does
> anyone know if they are still there? if so, is it easy to spot them ... 
> what
> side of the lake do they tend to inhabit (I haven't been to sucker lake)??
> thanks in advance for any info.
>
> jim
>
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