SO frustrating! I sat on my font stoop near the bird feeders for only a half hour because the temps were in the single digits here in New england
You definitely need to dress warm. I have a pair of gloves (fleece ones that I bought at the dollar store) which I cut a couple of slits in, so that I could expose the end of my index finger and thumb. That way I can keep the gloves on and still operate the shutter and do back-button focusing.
I have a pair of thin running gloves that I use. But then aren't warm enough
You could wear another warmer pair of gloves over those running gloves, and just cut off the tip of the index finger of the warmer gloves so that you can still operate the shutter.
Good idea!