Snow birds

I went out birding at 6:30 am this morning as I thought the snow was stopping and it would be a good time to look for birds brought in by the snow storm. Unfortunately the snow was just pausing so I spent a lot of time not finding much and a wasted trip to Brush Hollow Reservoir where, though there were boaters to chase off birds, I couldn't see far enough in the snow to find birds on the lake.

I did find 2 Sandhill Cranes flying over while I was in Florence as pictured here. And later this afternoon after the snow did stop, a Say's Phoebe was very busy catching insects while a second Say's worked the same canal about 200 feet downstream. You can see them here

Waterfowl are increasing in numbers and diversity with a male Canvasback joining several male Cinnamon Teal (all in bright new plumage), a Bufflehead, several Hooded Mergansers, Gadwalls, Green-winged Teals, American Wigeon and Mallards on the Arkansas River.
SeEtta