PINE GROSSBEAKS IN THE CRABAPPLE TREE

FEMALE PINE GROSSBEAK

MALE PINE GROSSBEAK

ICE ON LOWER CHEQUAMEGON BAY

Saturday, 9:30 AM.  20 degrees F at the ferry dock, 18 on the back porch.  Wind SE, gusty, creating significant wind chill.  The sky continues cloudy and overcast, the humidity 65%.  The barometer is rising gently, now at  30.07".  The high today will be in the mid-20's, warming some tomorrow and continuing cloudy with snow showers next week.
   We had a flock of pine grossbeaks feasting on crabapples just outside the window yesterday, male and females both very colorful.
   The lower Chequamegon Bay at Ashland has frozen over enough to tempt ice fishermen to venture out, but it is way to thin to be safe,
   We will continue our Almanac Retrospectives tomorrow.