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Title: Northern Shrike Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 06-Jan-12, 06:41:52 AM Nice one from Bob Marcotte... I did not know there were shrikes in our area. Only ever saw them in the Med.
http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/birds/?p=3248 (http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/birds/?p=3248) Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: BIGFRANK on 06-Jan-12, 07:28:31 AM This is from back in October when I was counting migrating hawks in back of the CPF Raptor Centre in Woodbridge Ontario. All winter we see Northern Shrike. Lighting stunk.
Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 06-Jan-12, 07:32:22 AM Thanks, Frank - great birds. Do they call them "Butcher Birds" there?
Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: MAK on 06-Jan-12, 08:29:45 AM :wave: Interesting Bobbie! They look a lot like mockingbirds. :thanx:
Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: BIGFRANK on 06-Jan-12, 09:27:22 AM Yes Bobbie they do call them butcher birds here too. Its because they skewer their food on a branch and rip it up.
And yes they do look like Northern Mockingbirds,Mak see pic for comparison. Not the greatest Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 06-Jan-12, 10:42:49 AM Yes Bobbie they do call them butcher birds here too. Its because they skewer their food on a branch and rip it up. And yes they do look like Northern Mockingbirds,Mak see pic for comparison. Not the greatest Saw this Butcher Bird behaviour in Majorca - quite amazing. I think it was a Red-backed Shrike, quite an attractive fellow. And MAK - once you have seen a shrike, there is no second-guessing with anything else. Trick is to see one! Title: Re: Northern Shrike Post by: dale on 06-Jan-12, 11:19:25 AM we had a discussion about them a while ago (almost 2 years, to be exact)
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