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Sharon Stiteler

A guide to Minnesota winter birds

Crows
Sharon Stiteler, a National Park Ranger who writes the blog birdchick.com, watches roosting crow at dusk Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 along Park Avenue S. in Minneapolis.
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It may be winter, but it's a surprisingly busy time for birds in Minnesota:

• Thousands of crows are spotted overnight near downtown Minneapolis during cold months
• A rare duck has been spotted in Duluth
• There's been something of a snowy owl irruption
• The Sax-Zim Bog Festival is February 13-15, which attracts birders from as far away as China to see winter bog visitors. Sightings include the great gray owl, which is North America's tallest.

Birdchick Sharon Stiteler joins The Daily Circuit to give us an update and discuss where to see and how to feed our year-round residents, including chickadees and cardinals.

Do you have a question for the Birdchick? Leave it in the comments below.