Re: [cobirds] Shrike Strikes

CObirders,

My fun shrike story starts with leading a field trip to South Padre Island at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival about a decade ago. At the SPI Convention Center, we found a Swainson's Warbler, rare most anytime but definitely in Nov, and called back to festival HQ in Harlingen to let them know so they could spread the word.

I radioed the other half of our group, led by Louise Zemaitis and Michael O'Brien, that we had a Swainson's Warbler and they quickly came over with their group. While we were watching the warbler, a Loggerhead Shrike swooped in, grabbed the Warbler and quickly decapitated it. We had to call back to festival HQ with a reluctant, "Never mind."

Cheers,

Chip Clouse

Lakewood

On Wed, May 8, 2024, 11:07 AM Ira Sanders <zroadrunner14@gmail.com> wrote:

Years ago I had a similar experience as Steve when a Northern Shrike came to my yard.  He sat in a tree and dove under my deck and came out with a mouse.  2x.

Ira Sanders

Golden, CO

On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM Steve Brown <sbrown37@gmail.com> wrote:

Several Novembers ago I had a Northern Shrike first-year bird in my backyard in NW Colorado Springs. It sat on my fence looking around for a long time (and I got several good pictures) when it suddenly dove under my deck, came out with a junco in its beak, and flew off. That was pretty cool!

Steve Brown
Colo Spgs
(Mountain Shadows neighborhood)

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