The Friends of the Appomattox River had a spring paddle at Sandy River Reservoir on April 28. Ten members observed sunny weather, eagles, ospreys, gulls, geese, cormorants and various songbirds. Pictured are, from left, Lee Woodruff, Al and Betsy Lookofsky, Rick and Karen Barnett, Ron Heinemann, Bobby Hurt, Sandy Willcox, Tom Crouse and Suzanne Crouse in kayak.