Posted: Apr 09, 2021 5:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 9 Graham Forbes and Renata Woodward at Wilkins Field.(Jon Collicott) comments The Nature Trust of New Brunswick wants the city of Fredericton to protect one of the area's most important birding sites. Wilkins Field is home to some rare and nationally endangered and threatened birds, including Least Bitterns. "This site is one of the best natural history spots in the Maritimes, particularly for four or five species of birds that are really quite rare and almost impossible to see elsewhere in the Maritimes," said biologist Graham Forbes, president of the Fredericton Nature Club.