Thank you to all who responded to my request for information about Tree Sparrows, Snow Buntings and redpolls. I didn't have a chance to get out a lot, but I did manage to get out for an hour and a half in the Fargo area on a cold, windy Saturday afternoon. I saw one flock of birds which were mostly juncos and what I identified as 1st winter Harris sparrows, although I was puzzled that I saw no adults. Also saw a Northern Shrike in same location.
In the Mpls area I was staying at a house in Blaine that abutted a small, mostly deciduous woodlands. Most notable observations there were a Barred Owl and a fox. Thanks again.=20 Jim Arneson 318 SE Jackson PO Box 2190 Roseburg, OR 97470 541-673-0696