Traffic has not been that heavy at the birdfeeder. The spruce trees are heavy with snow and ice. We have had a sort of ice fog several mornings in a row that coats all the tree branches and wires. The result is a beautiful ice etching against the blue skies.
This is the time of year when annual bird counts are taken. The list I saw from a Regina group overlaps quite extensively with birds I have seen hereabouts. The one expection is the "sterling". Around here I have only noticed starlings! They also note that they saw rock doves whereas around here they are pigeons!
At the feeder the last few days there have been: chickadees (photo), red-breasted nuthatches, and a few house sparrows. Fortunately the number of sparrows has declined and so all the feed is not tossed on the ground!
In the countryside we saw a few more snow buntings and the occasional raven.
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