In *dim* dusk light tonight I thought I saw a shrike, perched in a treetop. I could make out a curved stocky bill and an eye mask. It flew into low thorny cover with red berries.
I think of Northern Shrike as winter visitors, and have not seen one this time of year, so what are the possibilities? Loggerhead maybe? Or something else. Size and posture was consistent with shrike. Light colored overall, with dark wings. Not: mockingbird, bluejay, kestrel. Posture and long perching (not long enough!) not typical for kingbird. At corner of Comfort and Lieb Rds, in top of snag near silo on SE corner. -- asher -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
