Today I visited my field study plot on a cold and windy winter day. There was snow falling and a very stiff wind that weren't exactly field-study ideal. The air temperature was about 30 degrees while the water temperature was around 34. This makes a difference of -4 degrees. It's also the lowest temperature that I have recorded for the air temperature. I did see some tracks today, which I think were turkey tracks. There were quite a few tracks similar to these. I didn't see a lot of life other than that however. The trees that were once covered with lush green leaves are now coated with a sheet of white snow. Welcome to winter!