3 degrees and overcast at the start

Bird Highlight: song sparrow

Photo: Ken Sproule

Photo: Judy-Ann Cazemier

Winter Bud Highlight: Siberian elm

Species list: red-necked grebe, mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, gadwall, greater scaup, bufflehead, long-tailed duck, red-breasted merganser, ring-billed gull, black-capped chickadee, American robin, European starling, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, song sparrow. (19 species)