Don Goodell of Lutsen reported a Loggerhead Shrike at their feeders late 2/23. It grabbed a mouse coming out of a snow tunnel to the seed heap beneath a feeder. The shrike then ate the mouse and hung about while the Goodells checked the field marks. From their description - wide black mask extending over the bill, little white in loral area, relatively large head, small dark bill etc., it seems to be a Loggerhead. One was reported hanging about a home in Hovland in early January, but I have no details. Northern Shrikes are common this year, but a Loggerhead in winter here is amazing.
Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder, Cook Co.
