Hi Tweets,

Ray Korpi writes:

>On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Michael Price wrote:
>> >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

No, MP didn't write this, Ray, though would be entirely happy to agree to an
arrangement where Russell Rogers (who did) would do all the gruntwork and
supply the texts over my name and I bathe in the resulting adulation of
millions. How does that sound, Russell? '-)))

>This phenomenon holds true in Oregon too. One day I had six Northern
>above a canyon, but descending into the canyon, I found a Loggerhead.
>This was in eastern Sherman County in February.
>
>Loggerheads and Northerns also mix winter on the central plains as both
>are possible in Nebraska winters (for those traveling east this holiday
>season). RK

Do they compete? What would Loggerheads--which I've always understood as
being more insectivorous than Northerns--live on in such harsh conditions as
a Plains winter affords?

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