by Heather Polowyk | Jul 19, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike
Hello from the loggerhead shrike core area in Napanee, Ontario. After surveying 112 sites across the Greater Napanee area, the research intern and I have located 11 breeding pairs of this endangered songbird, which produced approximately 31 fledglings so far. All but...
by Alannah Lymburner | Jun 24, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike
Since the beginning of May, I have adopted the “birders’” lifestyle, which includes 4 A.M. mornings, beautiful sunrises and lots of caffeine. For some this may seem like a less than ideal routine, but for me, it is the dream! It signifies another day...
by Katelyn West | Jun 9, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
With a cold and soggy start to the field season during the first week of May, there wasn’t too much to report about our efforts here in Carden. Carden is one of the few core areas in Ontario where part of WPC’s Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Team is...
by Heather Polowyk | May 13, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
I have joined the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Team as a seasonal biologist, and am thrilled to be contributing to the conservation breeding and release program. I am stationed in Napanee, one of Ontario’s core areas for the shrike, and began my first week...
by Jane Spero | May 7, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
This weekend we celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), an annual global campaign that is dedicated to migratory bird awareness and conservation! This year’s WMBD theme is “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!” and is an invitation for bird...
by Jane Spero | Apr 7, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Learn With Us, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
In case you missed our story on Instagram last week, the Loggerhead Shrike team was out in full force last Wednesday to follow up on a report of a returning loggerhead shrike! Eastern loggerhead shrikes are among the first migratory songbirds to return to their...
