Feb 15 - birding in cold abd snowy places

So for a few weeks now I've been on the road to areas with cold, windy, snowy conditions. One I am sure their are birds out there, a few kestrels on wires in Iowa last week and occasional small flocks of lark type birds seen roadside, but at speed. However without the right combo of time and clothing, it's been a pretty bird free period. Here in MI American Crows are often around the hotel, expert flyers in the windy conditions. Unfortunately the same wind keep everything else secluded away somewhere - next time maybe....