The excitement of holding and releasing an American tree sparrow was felt by Willow Hutnick-Whitehead, 12, with her grandfather Bryan Hutnick looking on in the background, at the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) on April 24. The Marsh hosted a bird banding and guided tour event as part of Earth Week in which people could learn how to identify birds, watch bird banding and take a walking tour of the Marsh hosted by HMREC intern Emma Gignac and bird bander Bruce Murphy. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)