[mou] Need birding help

[Kondrashov,Peter]

Hi folks,
I am a Missouri birder and I will be attending a meeting in St.Paul next
week October, 14-19 (Tuesday-Sunday). I am going to drive and I will have
some time to go birding while I'm in Minnesota. I have a wish list of birds
I'd like to see (mostly northern specialties). I understand that it not the
season yet, but If you could provide any advice on where I can find them I
would greatly appreciate that. Any other advice on birding the Minneapolis
area will be also very very appreciated.

Here is the wishlist (primary):
Great gray owl
Northern hawk owl
Boreal owl
Black-backed woodpecker
Gray jay
Evening grosbeak
Chestnut-collared longspur

Secondary list:
Tree-toed woodpecker
Bohemian waxwing
Common redpoll

Thanks a lot
Good birding
Peter

Peter Kondrashov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Northwest Missouri State University