{"id":16153,"date":"2022-05-25T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=16153"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:20:09","slug":"notes-from-napanee-shrikes-snakes-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/notes-from-napanee-shrikes-snakes-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Napanee: Shrikes &amp; snakes, oh my!"},"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-16153'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lflgvjgd-2ae85ae3bc9dd42b8ee2a2e98ed438bb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lflgvjgd-2ae85ae3bc9dd42b8ee2a2e98ed438bb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lflgvjgd-2ae85ae3bc9dd42b8ee2a2e98ed438bb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lflgvjgd-2ae85ae3bc9dd42b8ee2a2e98ed438bb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   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-37512 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37512 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1713-3-scaled-1-1440x1080.jpg' alt='' title='IMG_1713-3-scaled'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1440\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflgw7c3-a7068765acef22da7f778c5169f7d2c3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Shrike caches: beetle species on left, caterpillar species on right. Photo: Alexandra Israel<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lflguzk1-87b68d7e93e617f8f9478f6227e01868\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lflguzk1-87b68d7e93e617f8f9478f6227e01868{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lflguzk1-87b68d7e93e617f8f9478f6227e01868 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lflguzk1-87b68d7e93e617f8f9478f6227e01868 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lflguzk1-87b68d7e93e617f8f9478f6227e01868 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Notes from Napanee: Shrikes <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> snakes, oh my<\/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-4  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\" >mai 25, 2022<\/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\/alexandra-israel\/\"  rel=\"author\">Alexandra Israel<\/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-5  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-16153'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflgwszx-7aa0ab6260531674395141be44e08da4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As you might already know, shrikes are often referred to as \u201cbutcher birds\u201d for their unusual feeding strategies. Since shrike species (including loggerhead shrikes) lack talons to grasp prey items like raptors would, they instead resort to impaling their prey on thorns, barbed wire, or other sharp points! This allows them to immobilize their prey for easier consumption. Prey items can include anything from small insects and arthropods (see photos), to even small rodents, amphibians, and reptiles! Shrikes will impale prey items in various locations to eat later on; this occurs especially during the breeding season when food demand is extremely high (imagine 4-7 hungry little mouths to feed\u2026 that requires a lot of preparation!). But male shrikes have also been known to keep a good food cache in their territory to attract a mate, which makes sense considering he\u2019s got to prove that he\u2019s up to the task of being a dad.<\/p>\n<p>On the subject of reptiles as shrike prey\u2026 just last week I was monitoring a pair of loggerhead shrikes to see what they were up to. I observed one bird carrying nesting material to her probable nesting site, and I watched as she delicately placed each stick to her preferred orientation when constructing her nest. In the meantime, her boyfriend was out and about hunting insects, no doubt preparing for the busy days ahead feeding his young. I watched as he landed in a nice open area of prairie smoke (a common wildflower seen here), and he appeared to \u201cwing-flash\u201d repeatedly. \u201cWing-flashing\u201d is a behavior seen in a few different species of birds (ex. Northern mockingbirds are known to do this as well), and it\u2019s essentially when the bird will flick its wings outward to flash their bright white wing patches! It\u2019s been suggested that this may startle any insects hiding in the grass, so the bird can snatch them up for a good meal. However, after watching the bird continually wing-flash for a few minutes, I realized something even MORE cool was happening here\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lflgxk8b-00c7c6a92e9d37f2e6cd0cf6742c3654\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lflgxk8b-00c7c6a92e9d37f2e6cd0cf6742c3654 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lflgxk8b-00c7c6a92e9d37f2e6cd0cf6742c3654 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lflgxk8b-00c7c6a92e9d37f2e6cd0cf6742c3654 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  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-37513 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37513 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_1708-1-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='IMG_1708-1-scaled'  height=\"1280\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflgxxhh-b997e10808b285a6335b1d393c64cd14'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> Shrike carrying away a snake, taken with an iPhone through a scope (screenshots from a video)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflgyabt-42708ef6bcf6b9cb005ce2fd81498c1c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As I watched closely, I noticed the bird was battling a snake! Not just a small one, either\u2026 it was a snake that appeared to be about twice the body length of the bird! Eventually, the battle between shrike and snake came to a close, and the shrike had won. The shrike picked up the snake in his beak, and carried his prize away and out of sight \u2013 I presume he took the snake to impale on a thorn somewhere so he could eat his snack a little bit easier (see photo series).<\/p>\n<p>We are still in the early days of the loggerhead shrike breeding season here in Napanee. Many of the pairs here are either incubating or have just started incubating their eggs. Our team is looking forward to watching these shrikes become successful parents in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  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-16153'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lflgzd1k-4c03a0704135686ad5769d1148f66ef9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Alexandra Israel<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Napanee Biologist \u2013 Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program<\/h5>\n<p>Alex completed her Master\u2019s degree in Biology at York University, where she studied nest concealment in Wood Thrushes and how it might influence nest success in this Species at Risk. Alex also volunteers much of her time at Long Point Bird Observatory, where she assists with their migration monitoring program each year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lflh35qc-cdca3bf487aec79c2f94a01a7d891d9f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lflh35qc-cdca3bf487aec79c2f94a01a7d891d9f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lflh35qc-cdca3bf487aec79c2f94a01a7d891d9f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lflh35qc-cdca3bf487aec79c2f94a01a7d891d9f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   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-18536 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18536 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NoPath.png' alt='Alexandra Israel' title='Alexandra Israel'  height=\"271\" width=\"275\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":37512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-events","specific-species-eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2","specific-species-loggerhead-shrike","specific-species-species-at-risk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Notes from Napanee: Shrikes &amp; snakes, oh my! 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