Despite our very best efforts, we were unable to locate the Loggerhead Shrike. We scoured the entire area for about 1-2 hours this morning, went to grab lunch, came back and tried for another hour. We scoped the entire treeline multiple twice and checked every mockingbird (and there were about 8 of them). Just a heads-up for anyone who is thinking of going.
The longspurs, however, were more cooperative and one actually flew along the road right near the intersection of Oland Road and Buckeystown Pike. Others were in the distance and some perched on the fence in the distance. We noticed that the longspurs and larks were always together, but only the longspurs perched on the fence, whereas the larks perched on exposed cornstalks.
Tim Carney and Co.
Baltimore/Anne Arundel
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