Winter Returns

So most of the snow melted but now it all came back! Okay, not all of it, but we had a snowstorm and there's a lot on the ground. There is actually water and slush under most of the snow, and it should melt soon, but snow is coating everything. It stuck to all the trees looks very beautiful and it is exactly like what happened last year (Birding in a Winter Wonderland).

First of all here are some pictures of the snow.

This branch was sagging so much under the snow it was nearly touching the ground

Now some birds. There were a bunch of juncos flitting about in the snow bushes and some American Tree Sparrows! The first of the year for me. That's when I went back to the house to get the telephoto lens.

Dark-eyed Junco

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

 And of course, there are always Black-capped Chickadees everywhere.

Black-capped Chickadees

American Tree Sparrow

 Here our dog Winzy is standing in the exact same spot as the post from last year about the snow like this (mentioned above).

Here is the ebird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28263597