-10 degrees and sunny at the start
Bird Highlight: red-breasted merganser
(photo by Ian Valentine)
Winter Bud Highlight: Austrian Pine
Species list: black-crowned night heron, mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, gadwall, redhead, greater scaup, bufflehead, long-tailed duck, red-breasted merganser, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, black-capped chickadee, house sparrow, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow. (19 species)