Thank you for that mention. In fact Bill Maynard did a piece in Peeps, where he said:
"November 21, 2010 Brown Shrike - Northern California On 21 November Lauren and Gary Lester discovered an ABA Code-4 Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) in McKinleyville, California, near the mouth of the Mad River. Mostly reported from Alaska's Aleutian Islands, Brown Shrike has also been reported farther south on California's Farallon Islands 20 September 1984 (Western Birds 19:148,151), a long staying bird from Point Reyes National Seashore 28 November 1986 - 26 April 1987 (American Birds 41:325, 485), and on the east coast one was photographed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 22 November - 1 December 1997 (Field Notes 52: 5, 23)." You can read the entire article here: http://birding.typepad.com/peeps/2010/11/brown-shrike-northern-california.html I think it's awesome that these wanderers keep us on our toes...and feel it's important to consider all possibilities and be supportive of folks who find rare birds and help confirm IDs, rather than making them feel wrong or foolish for even mentioning such a possibility. I'm not suggesting the recently found Shrike IS a Brown one...just sayin': wouldn't be impossible to find one in Colorado, is it? Thanks for all your posts and a lovely conversation; I learn so much from debate and how to ID birds. Thanks again, Beverly Jensen On Dec 17, 2:46 pm, "Karl Stecher Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: > RE. "immature" shrikes. > > About 20 years ago at Pt. Reyes, California, a bird was called an immature > northern shrike (say, in November). About a month or two later someone > looked at it more closely. It was a brown shrike (seen by me and hundreds > of others). Currently there is a brown shrike in northern California. Of > course the chances are small that this bird is a brown shrike, but one > should be aware of this possibility. > > Karl Stecher > Centennial > > The Nunn Guy writes: > > I forwarded this info to Scott R who found the Loggerhead. BTW last > > year Nick K and I had Loggerhead Shrike on CBC, too, not sure if > > documentation was provided by us or circle. > > > Thanks > > Gary Lefko, Nunnhttp://coloradobirder.ning.com/-- Home of the "Nunn > > Guy" > > > On Dec 17, 12:48 pm, "Brandon K. Percival" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> I do require written documentation or photo for ALL Loggerhead Shrikes > >> north of Monument Hill, and east of there, as well as in the mountains on > >> any Colorado Christmas Bird Count. Make sure to include how you > >> eliminated Northern Shrike, the more likely species. Thanks. > > >> CBCs with Loggerhead Shrikes in southern Colorado and the west slope that > >> aren't in the mountains, don't require documentation. > > >> Brandon Percival > > >> Colorado CBC Editor > >> Pueblo West, CO > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Colorado Birds" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
