This morning at about 10:30 I saw two shrike at Magnuson Park at Sand Point in
Seattle. They were in the wet area immediately noertheast of the large yellow
Naval building (more East than North). There was an adult and a juvenile, and
as best as I can figure, they were Loggerhead Shrike. The adult had a clear
white breast, a medium grey back with hints of violet. I *think* the grey
continued down to the rump. The head shape seemed to be more like a
Loggerhead as well. A *very* pretty bird. The juvenile was very washed out
and brownish, with a bit of scalloping on the breast. No real white, no real
black, and the grey of the back was brownish.

This capped an excellent morning of birding there, which included a great look
at the NOAA Short-eared Owl, and some nice Red-necked Grebe.

I did not see the previously reported Pipits though :(

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland WA
== MJCT_Hobbs at msn.com