During this stormy period, not many animals were out and about. Travel for both two and four legged creatures was difficult at times in deep, collapsible, sometimes sticky snow, followed by various, punchy melt-freeze, almost rain-like crusts. Although easier for our winged friends to travel, they too were hunkered down. A pair of common ravens has been scanning the meadows lately. The Clark’s nutcrackers, northern flicker, Cassin’s finch, red crossbills, dark-eyed juncos, and mountain chickadees are all still active among the sheltered pine boughs.