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Chris Wood and Parker Backstrom
![Minnesota in Winter is snowy and cold...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4724%2F28229138469_73049ed662_o.jpg?)
Minnesota in Winter is snowy and cold…
![...well almost always...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4761%2F39110237525_37271c3c77_b.jpg?)
…well almost always…
![...and we'll need to be well bundled...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4604%2F28229138379_537cc43392_b.jpg?)
…and we’ll need to be well bundled…
![...but then even the Saw-whet Owls are well bundled.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4723%2F39110237365_1fa657550f_o.jpg?)
…but then even the Saw-whet Owls are well bundled.
![We'll drive snowy rural roads looking for...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4767%2F39110237135_1c5d2ae02e_b.jpg?)
We’ll drive snowy rural roads looking for…
![...Ruffed and...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4672%2F28229138019_4af99024f1_o.jpg?)
…Ruffed and…
![...the often uncommonly tame Spruce Grouse...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4759%2F39110236865_f786f21641_b.jpg?)
…the often uncommonly tame Spruce Grouse…
![...but the stars most years are the owl: Northern Hawk...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4624%2F39110236765_0754582ba0_o.jpg?)
…but the stars most years are the owl: Northern Hawk…
![...Snowy...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4669%2F28229137679_8ec7b3a807_o.jpg?)
…Snowy…
![...Great Gray...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4699%2F39110236595_282932be4e_o.jpg?)
…Great Gray…
![...Barred...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4628%2F39110236415_41d43d04f6_o.jpg?)
…Barred…
![...and on occasion even Boreal.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4606%2F39110236315_224392b4fa_o.jpg?)
…and on occasion even Boreal.
![There are mammal surprises too - no images of the Lynx...sorry - but we didn't expected a Timber Wolf either.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4749%2F28229137449_0368cd3ea0_b.jpg?)
There are mammal surprises too - no images of the Lynx…sorry - but we didn’t expected a Timber Wolf either.
![We'll get out of the car as often as weather and circumstance allow...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4665%2F39110236225_8621ed6f8c_b.jpg?)
We’ll get out of the car as often as weather and circumstance allow…
![...listening for the sneezy calls of Boreal Chickadee...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4665%2F39110236015_568d72cef4_b.jpg?)
…listening for the sneezy calls of Boreal Chickadee…
![...the hard lisps of Bohemian Waxwings...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4704%2F28229137009_55d61a49a3_b.jpg?)
…the hard lisps of Bohemian Waxwings…
![...the dry chatter of White-winged Crossbills...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4615%2F39110235885_50d4eb0a4a_o.jpg?)
…the dry chatter of White-winged Crossbills…
![...and the soft taps of Black-blacked...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4652%2F39110235895_b3856e82d4_o.jpg?)
…and the soft taps of Black-blacked…
![...or more rarely American Three-toed Woodpeckers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4698%2F39110235685_aa7fa081d0_o.jpg?)
…or more rarely American Three-toed Woodpeckers.
![We'll walk down snowy driveways to favorite feeders...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4753%2F39110235625_e8c39ede01_b.jpg?)
We’ll walk down snowy driveways to favorite feeders…
![...where we might encounter Evening Grosbeak or...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4741%2F39110235435_5553be0dcc_b.jpg?)
…where we might encounter Evening Grosbeak or…
![...a Hoary Redpoll among its commoner cousins...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4758%2F39110235325_77fe527d3d_b.jpg?)
…a Hoary Redpoll among its commoner cousins…
![...or we may encounter something surprising like this Varied Thrush (the Pine Grosbeak was pretty fine too...)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4621%2F28229136489_855d25ece0_b.jpg?)
…or we may encounter something surprising like this Varied Thrush (the Pine Grosbeak was pretty fine too…)
![Lake Superior will be bleak and mostly devoid of birds but here and there...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4763%2F39110235135_cd31748151_b.jpg?)
Lake Superior will be bleak and mostly devoid of birds but here and there…
![...with the help of local friends, we might encounter an Iceland Gull...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4667%2F28229135909_1ecac4bd2c_o.jpg?)
…with the help of local friends, we might encounter an Iceland Gull…
![...or something like a little gaggle of Harlequin Ducks.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4714%2F28229135859_d81dbfde9d_b.jpg?)
…or something like a little gaggle of Harlequin Ducks.
![Since the Minnesota in Winter birds usually give us such a good show...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4698%2F39110234495_9134bc8315_b.jpg?)
Since the Minnesota in Winter birds usually give us such a good show…
![...we always like to give something back before we leave.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4742%2F28229135729_f984fd8f8b_b.jpg?)
…we always like to give something back before we leave.