Fortunately, our ability to spend time outdoors has not been ruined by the covid pandemic. We had our annual Christmas Count with a few changes: No carpooling, no group restaurant lunch break, and social distancing. We used masks to varying degrees but binoculars fog up when you're wearing a mask and we weren't going to do without binoculars.
The weather was just okay and the day was cut a little short due to additional snow showers.
I'm not a fan of walking through the snow but it did burn off a few calories. We only had about 35 species which down about 10 species from our usual Count but all in all it was a great day. It is nice to be outdoors and away from the constant barrage of news.