At about 9 a.m. today, Taylor Sturm and I saw the Northern Shrike fly to the southeast corner of the large woodlot in region "G" of Floyd Bennett Field, from the woodlot that lies east of the roadway that borders the eastern edge of the "G" woodlot. It perched briefly, and then we lost sight of it. After searching for about 40 minutes, we found it foraging along the southeastern edge of the woodlot, moving westward along the southern edge. It repeatedly flew down to the grassy turf, presumably finding insect prey.
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