Northern Minnesota has some chilly weather right now. Saturday morning when I head up to Sax-Zim Bog to volunteer at the Welcome Center it should be -20F. However, this week the coldest temperature that Peter and I experience while birding was -13F (-25C). That leads to the question, what does the well dressed birder wear at these temperatures? After all, assuming the wind stays below 10 mph, we take hikes! Thus, as public service I made this picture / diagram! Cheers!
When it warmed up to 0F (-17.7C) we found these White-Winged Crossbills. It was a lifer for Peter (my birding buddy from Colorado), and rare for me.
In this photograph, you will find all three plumage colorations of White-Winged Crossbills (male, female & immature), and an impostor.
Finally, we also found a Snowy Owl, but shortly thereafter people found us. Oh well! 🙂
If you haven’t yet tried it, strongly recommend “Warm Skin” for skin protection in the cold. Used by NFL football teams, mountaineers, polar explorers. Kept us from getting frostnip when out on snowmobiles at crane lake when high temp was -10F.
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Great photos but here in South Texas I stay inside if it gets colder than 50F. The birds will still be there tomorrow.