8 degrees and overcast at the start.
Bird Highlight: bufflehead
Bufflehead (male) photo: John Burns
Botany Highlight: Bitternut hickory
Carya cordiformus (bitternut hickory)
Species list: Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, ring-necked duck, bufflehead, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, hairy woodpecker, blue jay, American crow, black-capped chickadee. (11 species)