On my way to a meeting this morning, I ambled through the Montlake Fill
and flushed an immature Northern Shrike near the main pond. This bird
was brownish overall, strongly barred underneath. Seems a little early
for Northerns...don't usually run into them until later in October.

Alan
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Alan J. Knue
tuftedpuffin at earthlink.net
Seattle WA