In the quiet of the woods the bubbling song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet erupted, and the high trill of the Brown Creeper signaled its presence. The hormonal drive to breed had birds singing regardless of the weather.
The Ring-necked Duck is often unknown to new birders whose first look at the dramatically plumaged male brings a shot of awareness that is surprising that such a lovely duck could have not been known to them before this first observation.
