Wendy Paulson’s Birds of Barrington | Wood Duck Even with this relatively mild winter, local ponds and lakes have retained ice cover during January and February. But as March brings more days above freezing, the ice begins to vanish and, March 20, 2016 Birds of Barrington/Birds of Barrington Illinois/Causes & Giving/Citizens for Conservation/Contributors/Nature & Wildlife/The List Year to Date/Things to Do/Wendy Paulson/Wildlife