Normally, cold, windy weather with a chance of snow is less than ideal for
birding. That's the weather forecast for this weekend in my area and I'm sure most birders will be sitting out at home, warm and snug. Not me. This will be good weather for waterfowl movement and I will bike over to area lakes and ponds,
binocular at the ready, despite the forecast for thirty plus mile-an-hour winds. Nothing I would like more than to spot a Canvasback, Long-tailed Duck or other rare duck for my area. Of course, I will have hot coffee with me, too. A binocular is not the only essential for
nasty weather birding.