Loggerhead Shrikes News Today

By Lawrence Gardella and Jason Hoeksema All counts for the region were conducted except for the Corinth circle, which has been retired, and the Tupelo, Eagle Creek, and Cullman CBCs. The highest...

December 14, 2021 to January 5, 2022

Much like raptors many times its size, this pint-sized Kentucky predator sits perched waiting for its prey. Once dead, it puts on display.

Much like raptors many times its size, this pint-sized Kentucky predator sits perched waiting for its prey. Once dead, it puts on display.

Much like raptors many times its size, this pint-sized Kentucky predator sits perched waiting for its prey. Once dead, it puts on display.

Perched on the branch of a red cedar in the alvars of Napanee, Ontario sits a remarkable songbird. Its appearance isn’t exceptional: a robin-sized bird with a large head, black

Recent breakthroughs have allowed researchers from across the Western Hemisphere to begin building a library of avian DNA filled with insights about where birds migrate and their resilience to mounting pressures.

Flegdling Loggerhead Shrikes (Submitted Photo by Chet Neufeld) “Young Loggerhead Shrikes - threatened, prairie songbirds - are going to be out over the next couple of weeks near their nests, learning to perfect their hunting and impaling skills,” says Rebecca Magnus, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator with Nature Saskatchewan. “This is probably the most fascinating time to observe shrikes as the young may be in groups of 4 to 7, clumsily hunting and impaling prey, not going too far from the...