Tuesday afternoon snowshoe

This afternoon I decided to take advantage of the snow and snowshoe up the Kari’s Bog trail to the wetlands overlook and see what birds were about (taking binoculars, of course). The back yard seed and suet feeders were a treasure trove of birds – including 2 pileated woodpeckers, 1 hairy woodpecker, 1 redbreasted nuthatch, numerous black-capped and chestnut-backed chickadees, towhees, song sparrows, juncos and 2 Anna’s hummingbirds at the hummingbird feeder of one house. The wetlands were frozen and nothing stirred, just 2 crows passing overhead, so quiet I could hear their wing beats. On the way back down I disturbed a Bewick’s wren and then finally a very handsome varied thrush.  A great way to get some birding and some exercise at the same time.