This morning we had 2 new arrivals in our front yard: a white-throated sparrow (right on schedule), and a towhee (week earlier than last year).  I heard the towhee as I was approaching the feeders to fill them.  He saw me and did not spook, just continued to sing his song as he perched in our dogwood tree.

Later I drove down to a local creek area and sat in my blind for awhile.  I was looking for a common merganser pair and was pleased to see two pair.  While I was there, I heard a kingfisher further down the creek.  Within a few minutes he flew by and perched on a branch over the water near me.