by Hazel Wheeler | Jan 20, 2020 | Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
From Dr. Than Boves, University of Arkansas: The bacon craze of the past two decades may have reached a climax with a recent observation of a predatory bird incorporating bacon into their diet in Louisiana. The Loggerhead Shrike, known also as the ‘Butcher...
by Jane Hudecki | Oct 29, 2019 | Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
Photo by Larry Kirtley Happy Hallowe’en! Ever wondered why the loggerhead shrike wears a “mask”? It’s not to go out trick-or-treating! Some birds– like many species of shrike– have evolved a dark feather “mask”, or...
by Jane Hudecki | Oct 8, 2019 | Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
Have you ever wondered what loggerhead shrikes will be eating for Thanksgiving dinner? Rebecca Hughes Sabac from Florida was surprised and fascinated one day to find this barn swallow impaled by none other than a resident loggerhead shrike. She thought at first that...
by Jane Hudecki | Sep 25, 2019 | Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk, Uncategorized
Loggerhead Shrike, photo courtesy of Joseph Naccarato. A journal article published in Science on September 19th, 2019 reported several decades’ worth of data gathered through Breeding Bird surveys across North America. The results of the study showed a...
by Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery | Aug 12, 2019 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
Greetings from Napanee, Ontario It is an exciting time to be part of the eastern loggerhead shrike recovery team. In mid-July, we received our first group of captive-bred loggerhead shrike fledglings, so for the past couple weeks we have been busy preparing them to be...
by Carden | Aug 6, 2019 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike
Greetings from Carden Ontario! The captive care of endangered eastern loggerhead shrikes has begun and we are beginning the year’s second stage for the breeding and release recovery program for this songbird. Our juvenile birds arrived at our release aviaries...
