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For the buntings/longspur and horned lark you need to look for small birds in mixed flocks on fields; those I remember from way back were flocks where we hit them randomly driving through the landscape and then stopping to see what they were. I remember house finch as much more common then purple.

I lived in WI for 2½ years, but back mid 90ties.

Niels
 
I'll probably have a better chance for those three while I'm in MSP with some transportation. Unfortunately while in La Crosse I'm stuck in my grandparents' outer-suburban neighborhood. They're right up against the bluffs so it isn't too bad, but not a lot of habitat variety.
 
I am starting to gear up for my MN/WI visit mentally - checking the MN and WI bird e-mail lists, NWR tour dates, TNC volunteer dates, eBird data, etc. I started reading Helen Hoover's "A Place In The Woods". I read another of her books during last year's trip. Makes me realize how much I miss out on by not being able to live in the places where I do my outings. Just appearing for the day here and there doesn't properly connect you to nature - living out there would give an entirely different perspective. I would love to have a place in the boreal forest and no work to distract me from the experience of being there. :)
 
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