Summertime birds in Minnesota

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.
Jennifer Simonson | MPR News file

It's the heart of summer — a good time to pay attention to the birds around us.

Hummingbirds and baby birds are out and about. Even the first tropical kingbird ever recorded in Minnesota has made an appearance. And, believe it or not, the avian fall migration has already begun.

Sharon Stiteler, "the Birdchick" will joins MPR News' Tom Weber to talk about all things birds, and take listener questions.

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