This is only the third time in over 25 years that I have seen a loggerhead shrike in the Ely area. The other two times were in the same year.
There was a loggerhead shrike at the softball field complex on the southeast edge of town. The softball fields are east of Hwy 1 as you are leaving town going towards the North Shore. It was see at about 2:15 and efforts to relocate it at 3:00 were unsuccessful. I suppose it is wandering and just being a shrike. But it may turn up somewhere else in northeastern MN. Bill Tefft Parks and Recreation Instructor Vermilion Community College 1900 E. Camp Street Ely, MN 55731 Phone: 218-365-7241 Fax: 218-365-7207
