We are managing the adjustment from the coldest February since the 1980s (allegedly) and have gotten above freezing almost every day over the last two weeks. The pace of snowfall has slowed down. We have only about 6-9 inches of snow cover and it is fairly solid and crispy.
The middle bog is shown at left.

We are not finding very many birds in the woods nor around our house. A few woodpeckers, nuthatches, and chickadees every so often. During mid-week, we saw a pair of eagles slowly circling near the no-name pond, riding the rising air very high up. A red-tailed or brown-tailed hawk flew over our yard yesterday.