#2-CSS

Our first field trip was to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.  I had been there once before, in my freshman year, for Environmental Bio of SW Florida but I still enjoyed it.  The first time I was there, the water level was a lot higher which I believe had something to do with the amount of animal scat on the board walk.  I guess black bears, Florida Panthers and Raccoons prefer to be dry when going to the bathroom.  On this trip, we saw quite a few birds and (more interestingly) a mother alligator with about 5-6 babies.  She had dug out a gator hole (which is a hole in the mud that catches water) so her kids could swim around.  I enjoyed my time at CSS and was thankful that I had been there before because I was able to answer a lot of our guides questions.