One of the problems with nesting Shrikes is that the suitable habitat
includes trees that are often removed by the landowner as unwanted weeds. I
have seen nesting trees removed or trimmed in almost every case where I have
found the nest. the most recent was the bushes where they were nesting last
year on Emery between 180th and 170th.
Steve Weston
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From: "Stefanie Moss" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:35 PM
Subject: [mou-net] 180th St.
A drive along 180th St. in Dakota County turned up a pair of Lark Sparrows,
Gray Partridge (a single bird in the road) and ³the² Loggerhead Shrike. As
I watched the latter fly from its perch on a power line, over cropland, to
land on an irrigation rig, I am left to wonder : If this represents suitable
habitat for Shrikes, why are there so few?
Kurt
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