Hey tweets, a shrike was at the Fill this morning. As best as I could
tell, it is a LOGGERHEAD: medium gray (not pale gray) on the head,
relatively short bill (not elongated), roundish head (not flattened),
black mask extending a little above eye (so you can't really see the
eye as a separate entity), no visible barring on chest. This one has a
whitish rump when it flies.

I got a very good look at it in one of the small fruit trees in Hunn
Meadow West, at the south end of the meadow. Then it flew into Kern's
Restoration Pond. I think it will be there for at least the rest of
today, so you stand a good chance of seeing it if you hustle on down.
Be patient! Shrikes at the Fill tend to have a circuit they follow,
flying from lookout to lookout in a defined area, and they don't tend
to stay perched (or hidden) in one place for very long. So if *you*
perch on the south leg of the Loop Trail between Main Pond and
Southwest Pond and wait, you should see it eventually - that is,
unless you freeze in place first. It's very cold and windy out there
today.

Historically, Loggerhead Shrikes at the Fill do not stay for more than
a day or two, so no telling how much longer this one will be around. -
Connie, Seattle

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