Carol McCormick writes, “With the warmer weather, Trippe Lake has begun to partially thaw. What appears to be a couple of broken off chunks of snow are actually two swans dozing on the ice. Also spotted are migrating goldeneyes and mergansers! Spring is on the horizon!”

Our thanks to Carol McCormick for submitting this timely photo.

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