The Owl sails off on noiseless wings
To search for mice and other things;
And I go home to bed.
Screech Owl
THE KINGLETS
There are two varieties of Kinglets in this section of the country, the Golden-crowned and the Ruby-crowned. Both members of the family are beautiful little birds that visit us in autumn and depart in the spring. They are not with us during the warmer months. In the coldest time of the year these little, restless wanderers among the trees may be seen and heard. Except for the Humming-bird and the Winter Wren, the Kinglets are the smallest birds that we have.
The Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
The male bird may be identified by the partly concealed tiny crest of red which the bird often raises.