{"id":14455,"date":"2021-06-09T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14455"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:43:27","slug":"same-same-but-different-how-the-loggerhead-shrike-is-an-honorary-raptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/same-same-but-different-how-the-loggerhead-shrike-is-an-honorary-raptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Same, same but different! How the loggerhead shrike is an honorary raptor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14455'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfu9ick3-c384022b6f216d8f26aa6932f0e75ba3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfu9ick3-c384022b6f216d8f26aa6932f0e75ba3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfu9ick3-c384022b6f216d8f26aa6932f0e75ba3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfu9ick3-c384022b6f216d8f26aa6932f0e75ba3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfu9ick3-c384022b6f216d8f26aa6932f0e75ba3 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Same, same but different! How the loggerhead shrike is an honorary raptor<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_post_metadata-e5e5d355ee6201e18ee5d5bc174ee0f3\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-e5e5d355ee6201e18ee5d5bc174ee0f3{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-e5e5d355ee6201e18ee5d5bc174ee0f3 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-av_post_metadata-e5e5d355ee6201e18ee5d5bc174ee0f3 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >juin 9, 2021<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/katelyn-west\/\"  rel=\"author\">Katelyn West<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\/\" >La pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/loggerhead-shrike\/\" >Pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/species-at-risk\/\" >Esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14455'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9ivde-68fa06a88247d086026fa37cf3d78b42'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With a cold and soggy start to the field season during the first week of May, there wasn\u2019t too much to report about our efforts here in Carden. Carden is one of the few core areas in Ontario where part of WPC\u2019s Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Team is stationed once again to help monitor and save this endangered songbird.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019re a whole month into the field season, I have some news to share. May was filled with the majority of the season\u2019s surveying efforts. Eastern loggerhead shrikes are one of the first migrants to return to the area, and detecting them early is best for data collection, since they don\u2019t seem to waste any time switching gears into breeding mode. This was evident when my field partner Meaghan Tearle and I found a pair of shrikes already nesting on our first day out in the field.<\/p>\n<p>So far our surveys have detected 6 nesting pairs and 2 single shrikes that will be keeping us busy with monitoring sessions for the remainder of their time in their breeding territories. Last year, surveying efforts were delayed and limited due to regulations in place and we\u2019re excited to have a greater opportunity this season to head safely out into the field following current protocols. We would like to surpass the number of shrikes detected last year. So far so good!<\/p>\n<p>After spending a month monitoring and surveying for shrikes, I can certainly say that I\u2019ve learned a thing or two about them, which is great because although this isn\u2019t my first time working with an endangered species, this is my first time truly working with a species of songbird. Until this field season I\u2019ve spent most of my career working with raptors, so while I\u2019m out monitoring shrike, I tend to frequently compare the two types of birds. Shrikes hold the nickname \u201cButcherbird\u201d which certainly brings comparisions to mind!<\/p>\n<p>Even though shrikes lack talons and rely on spiny branches and barbed wire to impale their prey, here are a few reasons why I frequently compare this songbird to a raptor nonetheless.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14455'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9jgpd-634942d752cbfbabbdd83bbed5086e13'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Diet<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9jqdy-2f0496165862bf70cb7db30ef9b2addb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Raptors and shrike both hunt and consume vertebrate species \u2013 not an easy feat! Though due to size, a shrike\u2019s diet would be limited to smaller rodents and birds with the addition of invertebrates, while raptors can handle much larger quarry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfu9lkz9-0058c4f6e86e3a869c710f58ed094d79\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9lkz9-0058c4f6e86e3a869c710f58ed094d79 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9lkz9-0058c4f6e86e3a869c710f58ed094d79 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfu9lkz9-0058c4f6e86e3a869c710f58ed094d79 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37864 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37864 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P-Rathner-webt-1.jpg' alt='' title='P-Rathner-webt'  height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9m2ws-0e998ad5271d7aa34bb55dc26064703e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A loggerhead shrike regurgitating a pellet. Photo: P. Rathner<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfu9mo8k-c03f61c203fd4b96684fb75738e88ef6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9mo8k-c03f61c203fd4b96684fb75738e88ef6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9mo8k-c03f61c203fd4b96684fb75738e88ef6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfu9mo8k-c03f61c203fd4b96684fb75738e88ef6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37865 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37865 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ShrikevsRaptor.pellet-1.jpg' alt='' title='ShrikevsRaptor.pellet'  height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9n3kl-a99a1a6ab03eb3159bff158dc23da6a4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Left \u2013 The contents of a shrike pellet containing remains of insect shells\/exoskeletons and small mammal teeth. Right \u2013 The contents of an owl pellet containing whole skulls of larger rodents. Photo: E. Donahue and K. West<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Comportement<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Certain raptors utilize a sit and wait approach to hunting. They often resort to perching in one place, watching the world go by, and waiting for dinner to come to them. Not because they\u2019re lazy, but because this conserves energy. Shrikes utilize this method as well and require tall perches within their grassland habitats (such as tall trees, shrubs and fence posts) to hunt from a high vantage point. When shrikes are not perched to hunt, they can also be seen hovering just above the ground as they track and attack their prey \u2013 a behaviour raptors like the American kestrel and rough-legged hawk do while hunting open land.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-cf0bb203e283ea2795d7ddaf9624af60\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-cf0bb203e283ea2795d7ddaf9624af60 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-cf0bb203e283ea2795d7ddaf9624af60 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-cf0bb203e283ea2795d7ddaf9624af60 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37861 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37861 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LOSHandAMKE.hunting-1.jpg' alt='' title='LOSHandAMKE.hunting'  height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo: An eastern loggerhead shrike and an American kestrel hunting from tall man made structures in Carden, Ontario. Photo: K. West<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9noj6-418b89b9c3c9aca30c2ca1e6b0716b21'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Life History<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9nxs0-66336a64086aba474cc282e55a88e22e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Many North American raptors squeeze in a few migrations within their lifetime. The eastern loggerhead shrike also migrates south for the winter and returns north to breed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfu9ogeo-a24fb1276c2b947a39ea348da668e136\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9ogeo-a24fb1276c2b947a39ea348da668e136 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9ogeo-a24fb1276c2b947a39ea348da668e136 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfu9ogeo-a24fb1276c2b947a39ea348da668e136 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37863 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37863 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LOSHandNOHA.rangemap-1-1.jpg' alt='' title='LOSHandNOHA.rangemap-1'  height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9owaj-af2a164e9d252f005c41b266e4acda60'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo: Loggerhead shrike and northern harrier range maps (Orange=breeding, Blue=nonbreeding, Purple=year-round) Credit: All About Birds \u2013 The Cornell Lab<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9r5uy-944bfbdf3d4b935f05d6f826a3a056e6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Adaptations<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9rqkr-66297d9f5a7ca443ff8acc9232e3ef52'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If you look closely at the beak of a falcon and the beak of a shrike, you\u2019ll notice a small pointy notch on the upper mandible called a tomial tooth. Both birds have this unique beak shape to help them kill and consume their prey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfu9rj8c-b30c9342b74885b9560b3949156dc20a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9rj8c-b30c9342b74885b9560b3949156dc20a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfu9rj8c-b30c9342b74885b9560b3949156dc20a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfu9rj8c-b30c9342b74885b9560b3949156dc20a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37862 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37862 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LOSHandAMKE.tomial-1.jpg' alt='' title='LOSHandAMKE.tomial'  height=\"720\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9s46t-2c1bae0634e90dcc3ebec0682892c9ac'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo: A loggerhead shrike tomial tooth and an American kestrel tomial tooth. Credit: A. Samuelson and R. Dudley<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9sl9i-7b71a3651c9defab9c7867bf4db5e12c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Team Shrike<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9sskc-6949d795e33eb5e4e3762e21ba6400db'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Although it might be confusing that raptors and shrike are completely different types of birds, yet have so much in common, one thing is certain: they don\u2019t make good friends. Shrikes are at risk of predation from various species of raptors that also call the Carden plains home. They\u2019re both important predators to their ecosystems, but this time around I\u2019m rooting for team shrike!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14455'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfu9tnxc-96f2341cdaa6f688f583e0305cd1bf2f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Katelyn West<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Carden Seasonal Biologist, Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Program<\/h5>\n<p>Katelyn is a Fish and Wildlife Technician who has been working and volunteering in the field of avian conservation for the past six years. Majority of her career has been spent working with raptors. 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