In the birdwatching community, a "lifer" is a bird that you haven't personally seen before.
Well... just now, while I was folding laundry in the basement, my cats were jumping around at the sliding doors terribly excited about something.
Turns out that there was a male ruby crowned kinglet just outside the doors, eating the fallen black sunflowers
seeds from the feeder above. This bird is soooooooo cute - very very small and round like a ball. His red crown was sooooo bright - no wonder the kitties were going loco!