Recording in winter seems like a lost cause. At least for nature/field recording. The animals have mostly left the scene for warmer climates, leaving the area with barely a few birds to record. Good luck locating those in Canada.
All we are left with are empty woods with barely a sound, or water in all its forms.
So the only thing we have left in the cold of a Canadian Winter is the sounds of the ever-dwindling sources of running water. Water on the beach, waves on the rocks and small streams that have not frozen over yet.
Here is an example of the latter. If you have bladder issues, now is the time to...
Recorded with a Zoom F3 and a pair of Rode M5s, some 60cm or 2 feet away from the water.
Enjoy!