It was a temperate but windy day when we took a quick walk around the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center and said hello to our waterfowl friends on adjacent Longjohn Slough. Fun day!

American Wigeons and Ring-Necked Ducks swim in a lake
American Wigeons and Ring-Necked Ducks swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
Fourteen Ring-Necked Ducks swim in a lake
Ring-Necked Ducks swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
Two Trumpeter Swans swim in a lake
Two Trumpeter Swans swim in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
A Trumpeter Swan swims in a lake
A Trumpeter Swan swims in Longjohn Slough near Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center; Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
Nine Tree Swallows hang out in a tree
Nine Tree Swallows hang out in a tree, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
An Eastern Phoebe perches on a wall
An Eastern Phoebe perches on a wall; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025
A Black-Capped Chickadee perches on a branch
A Black-Capped Chickadee perches on a branch; Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Cook, Illinois; 15 March 2025

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