Editing La Crescent, Minnesota (section)

===Lake===
La Crescent sits next to [[List of lakes in Minnesota|Blue Lake]], which the US Fish and Wildlife Service lists as a high quality wetland, due to its diverse species,<ref>[https://www.cityoflacrescent-mn.gov/wp-content/uploads/La-Crescent-Rec-and-Natural-Systems_VGOS_2016_4_1-2.pdf La Crescent Recreation and Natural Systems, pp. 2-16, 2-19 (accessed May 25, 2020)]</ref> with year-round fishing. Most visible around the lake are migratory bird species such as Wood Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Least and American Bitterns, Common Morrhends, Night Herons, Sandhill Cranes, and Tundra Swans.<ref>{{cite web|title=La Crescent Rec and Natural Systems VGOS|url=https://www.cityoflacrescent-mn.gov/wp-content/uploads/La-Crescent-Rec-and-Natural-Systems_VGOS_2016_4_1-2.pdf|website=City of La Crescent}}</ref> In the early spring, the water appears clear, before natural aquatic vegetation grows over.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}