{"id":15141,"date":"2021-10-12T10:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/forging-ahead-by-leading-the-way-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:45:50","slug":"shrike-program-paving-the-way-in-migratory-songbird-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/shrike-program-paving-the-way-in-migratory-songbird-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrike program paving the way in migratory songbird conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><em>Conservation recovery still critical for Canada&#8217;s loggerhead shrike populations. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/2020-annual-report\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">2020 Annual Report<\/span>.<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Loggerhead shrikes were once a common sight in grasslands across southern Ontario, but their numbers have dropped steadily since the 1960s. They would have disappeared entirely from Canada if not for conservation action. Habitat loss, here and on their southern overwintering sites, has reduced numbers to the point where they are just hanging on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-dc375f1cf9293e51e403f6f85a6a88fc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-dc375f1cf9293e51e403f6f85a6a88fc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-dc375f1cf9293e51e403f6f85a6a88fc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-dc375f1cf9293e51e403f6f85a6a88fc av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   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-34200 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-34200 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/LOSH-young-with-leaf-2_UNK_Florida_P.-Rathner-300x200.jpg' alt='' title='[LOSH young with leaf 2]_[UNK]_[Florida]_[P. Rathner]'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Eastern loggerhead shrike,\u00a0<br \/><\/b>(<i>Lanius ludovicianus alvarensis<\/i>)<br \/> <b>Status:<\/b> Endangered in Canada<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The goal of WPC&#8217;s recovery program is to re-establish a self-sustaining wild population of shrikes in Canada.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Our hands-on breeding and release activities are achieving this by adding new birds to the population each year &#8211; an integral part of a wider set of conservation actions coordinated by WPC and our partners that also includes habitat protection, population monitoring, research, landowner outreach, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_section  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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Saving the loggerhead shrike in eastern Canada requires at least 35 nesting pairs across three separate sites. Our team monitored 16 wild pairs in 2020 (11 in Napanee, 4 in Carden, 1 in Smiths Falls), which produced 41 fledglings &#8211; although this low count could have been influenced by restricted fieldwork and travel during the pandemic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Conservation-bred birds comprised 24% of the wild population. Pairings with at least one conservation-origin bird contributed to 29% of this year\u2019s wild fledglings. This highlights the importance of the breeding and release program in maintaining the wild population. <strong>We are encouraged that our release methods are producing healthy birds who survive, migrate, and then return to breed in the wild.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_section  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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_5'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>    [et_pb_number_counter title=&#8221;of the wild shrike population in Ontario were conservation-bred shrikes released by WPC&#8217;s recovery program.  &#8221; number=&#8221;24&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; number_text_color=&#8221;#b9d888&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|15px||15px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>    <section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n    [\/et_pb_number_counter]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n[\/av_textblock]<\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_one_half flex_column_div  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>    [et_pb_number_counter title=&#8221;record of a migratory songbird returning to nest at a release site in Canada after having been born in captivity in the southern U.S. &#8221; number=&#8221;1st&#8221; percent_sign=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; number_text_color=&#8221;#b9d888&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|15px||15px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>[\/et_pb_number_counter]<\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_three_fifth flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Breeding facility partners produced 23 fledglings. Most were retained to bolster the captive population, and one of these was hand-reared to serve as an outreach ambassador. Seven young were released at Carden to augment the wild population.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A significant discovery was made this past season. A shrike that had been born in captivity at the Nashville Zoo was brought north and released by WPC in Ontario in 2019. This amazing individual migrated south for the winter and returned to nest in Ontario in 2020, representing <b>a global first for migratory songbird conservation. <\/b>This observation has important encouraging ramifications for the shrike recovery program, as well as other migratory songbird conservation programs, and is a major clue to solving the biological mystery of migration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_two_fifth flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-644dd8e088475f25cd9cb77733c8c884\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-644dd8e088475f25cd9cb77733c8c884 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-644dd8e088475f25cd9cb77733c8c884 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-644dd8e088475f25cd9cb77733c8c884 av-styling- avia-align-center'   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-30448 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-30448 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shrike-Chicks-10-days-old1-1-300x233.jpg' alt='' title='Shrike Chicks - 10 days old1'  height=\"233\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>    [et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Hazel Wheeler, Lead Biologist&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/colour-banding-shrikes-carden.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.2.2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<p><i>Despite the year\u2019s challenges, the eastern loggerhead shrike recovery program developed new conservation breeding partnerships, discovered critical information about migration and threats facing shrikes, and safely monitored and maintained wild populations. As always, our work was aided immensely by the dedicated network of partners that share WPC\u2019s passion for this unique songbird. Together we will save this species and its grassland habitat in Canada.<\/i><\/p>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>    [\/et_pb_testimonial]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_8'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_9'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>WPC&#8217;s Project Partners<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_10'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_11'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-15141'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_third first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>African Lion Safari<\/li>\n<li>BluEarth Renewables<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative<\/li>\n<li>Carden Forum<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Raptor Centre<\/li>\n<li>Couchiching Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>Environment &amp; Climate Change Canada \u2013 Canadian Wildlife Service<\/li>\n<li>Granby Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Helen McRea Peacock Foundation at the Toronto Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_one_third flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Hodgson Family Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Kingston Solar LP<\/li>\n<li>K.M. 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