Eight inches of snow fell overnight and into this morning. Our total snowfall for the past twelve days in my neighborhood since Thanksgiving is thirty-seven inches of the white stuff. My total time shoveling is now nine hours, and I will still have to clean the driveway and sidewalk one more time from this storm. However, on the plus, or I should say minus side skies will clear tonight and the mercury will plummet. Upon waking tomorrow morning the temperature will be -10F (-23C). Perfect for birding!

Given the current weather, my seven bird feeders are very popular with our fine feathered friends. Notice the snow in the images and the video (white streaks). The woodpecker definitely always hangs out on the downwind side of trees.

Female Northern Cardinal in a Snowstorm

Red-Bellied Woodpecker in a Snowstorm

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From two days ago … Northern Shrike in Sax-Zim Bog. I also have a shrike hunting songbirds at my bird feeders, but I have yet to be able to get a photo. Thus … this power line photo in the Bog.