1 degree and snowing at the start
Bird Highlight: first redwinged blackbird this year, common merganser
Botany Highlight: black maple, bitternut and shagbark hickory
Mammal Highlight: 7 very close white-tailed deer
Species list: Canada goose, mallard, common merganser, ring-billed gull, rock dove, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, northern cardinal, house finch, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow. (15 species)