Hi Tweeters,

Just a quick note about Shrikes this time of year. Any shrike outside of
the breeding season should be looked at carefully in eastern WA. I have
seen Loggerheads in Douglas County in the same field of view as Northerns
(an exciting event for me). Loggerheads can be expected well into
December. In fact the birds that I mentioned above were seen on December
27th 1993, with about a foot of snow on the ground. In mild winters they
may stay in the Columbia Basin.

Russell Rogers
Seattle WA
rrogers at halcyon.com