On the northern frontier of Boone Co., in the Section immediately south of Bjorkboda Marsh, Rebecca Christoffel and I saw a loggerhead shrike on the fence line and power line at the roadside of 110th St., 1/4 mile west of where Inkpadota Rd. comes in from the north. This is by a creek that cuts across this Section from the northwest toward the southeast. This shrike observation, today, March 25, 1012, is near where the creek runs OUT of this Section. On March 26, 2010, Rebecca and I saw a loggerhead shrike in this same Section, up where this creek runs INTO this Section, by a dam and a pond with waterfowl. There is a pasture with cedars at this spot by the dam, which seems like fine loggerhead shrike habitat.
In short, the bird is in the same Section, about 3/4 of a mile downstream from our original observation almost two years ago to the day. Andrew Williams --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
