Note: This Photo was not from this field trip At 8:00AM, nine birders (SteveB, LindaB, KateG and guest Annie, JonG, SaralindaH, HollyN, AllynP, and LindaZ) gathered at 7862 Parish Road, Naples. We birded two sections of this trail…to the south and then to the north. We heard and saw both of our target birds: Wilson’s Snipe and Rusty Blackbird! The Wilson’s Snipe thrilled us with its distinctive winnowing and a courtship display above our heads. Rusty Blackbirds could be heard

We ended up with two start times due to my changing the location and time of the field trip. Allyn, Kate, Steve and I arrived at 8:00 and were treated to watching a beaver swim across the creek, get out on the bank and groom itself. Steve B. got a good photo through the scope and will post it on the website.  http://eatonbirds.webs.com/ Leslie, Lori and Steve V. arrived before 8:30 and we had a fun day with 43 species. The day was greyer than we would have liked and later the

Seven EBS members met at the Kashong Conservation Area parking lot.  Just before beginning our birdwatching walk we met Mitch Wilber, the chairman of the Kashong Conservation Area Committee who was there updating the information board. He asked if he could take our picture next to the new sign for their upcoming newsletter.  We obliged :)  On March 25, 2025 I had encountered 4 Fox Sparrows directly west of the parking lot in the shrub area where the 'blue trail' begins, and 1