Trumpeter Swan Contest is Now Open

(Atlantic) The Cass County Conservation Board invites Cass County residents to predict when the first Trumpeter Swan will arrive at the Schildberg Quarry. Trumpeter Swans have visited the Schildberg Quarry for at least Twenty-five out of the last twenty-six winters.

Lora Kanning, Interpretive Naturalist, says please call in your prediction by November 10 at 712-769-2372, leave a message, and return the phone call if they are not in the office. Duplicate dates will not be allowed.

Kanning says one prediction per family. The contest’s sponsors will determine the official arrival of more than six trumpeter swans to Lake Four, and if they arrive before November 11, no more dates will be taken. The winner will receive a Trumpeter Swan Prize from the Cass County Conservation Board.