Winter Birding with Nikon P1000

Finally got out and did some winter birding with the Nikon P1000. I only concentrated on birds that were perched or still since the P1000's AF system cannot track birds in motion very well and try to track a small flying object at 3000mm zoom is near impossible. The p1000 at 3000mm zoom, lets you get super close to the birds but it is very hard to hold it still enough so the bird is at the center of the frame, especially if you try to get the bird to fill the entire frame. Its also hard for the camera to autofocus right when the bird is obscured by branches.