The mallards sleep in the water or on the ice; the muscovys prefer the grass where they can make a quick "getaway" of maybe 8'. Put out new suet block this AM - they're lasting about 2 days in this cold weather. Also saw sparrow flocks, what I took to be Songs and White-throateds.
In the backyard, several towhees came by for water at the little waterfall, along with American robins, Titmice and a Ruby-crowned kinglet.
You can see the kinglet's crown, slightly depressed
Here his wingbars are evident, and a bit of his split eye-ring
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Saw my first Eastern Towees (one male, one female). Gorgeous!
They have a distinctive call too, if you can't see them (which is often)
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