Around 10 am this morning, I was fascinated by a shrike in Battle Creek Park. It appeared to be hunting, flying from treetop to treetop along the edge of the woods, next to a prairie restoration area. This is the same location where I saw a shrike pulling a vole (?) out of a squirrel’s nest last winter. The best access to this area is from parking lots on Upper and Lower Afton Roads, a quarter mile east of McKnight. From either parking lot, follow the walking trails to the east about a half mile till you get to the far southeastern corner of the park. For a park map, click on "17. Battle Creek East" in the following link to "Birding in Ramsey County":
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