Tricks of the trade for some of Nome’s overwintering birds

Tricks of the trade for some of Nome’s overwintering birds

By: Kate PersonsWith temperatures hovering around 30 below zero over the snowy, windswept landscape, early January seemed an uninviting time to be a bird in Nome.  While the winter scene appeared devoid of food or comforts to most of us, the birds that overwinter here know where to look, and are experts at finding what they need to survive. Let’s take a look at a few of the birds that winter in the Nome area and explore their behaviors, specia…