If you like winter birds, northern Minnesota specialties in particular, there is a festival coming that can’t be beat. The second annual Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival will be held Feb. 13-15 in Meadowlands, northwest of Duluth. Birds to be seen include Sharp-tailed Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Snowy Owl, Great Gray Owl, Northern Hawk-Owl, Northern Goshawk, Rough-legged Hawk, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Northern Shrike, Gray Jay, Black-billed Magpie, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Snow Bunting, Pine and Evening grosbeaks, Red and White-winged crossbills, and Hoary and Common redpolls. There are guided tours and programs. Check it out at http://moumn.org/sax-zim/. This might be the only true winter birding festival in the nation. Last year, birders from 21 states attended. (The bird in the photo is a Black-backed Woodpecker.)  Â

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