Hi Folks! This afternoon, 11/14/99, a little after 4 PM, I photographed a immature Northern Shrike at Blair's Valley Lake, Indian Springs WMA, Washington Co., MD. Directions: From I-70, exit at Clear Spring, onto Rt.68 N. At the intersection with Rt. 40, go straight through the light. At the intersection with Broadfording Rd., turn right, then in about 1 mile, turn left onto Blair's Valley Rd. Blair's Vally Lake is about 3 miles on the west side of the road, just noth of Hanging Rock Rd. Pass the parking area just below the dam, pass the parking area by the buildings on the east side of the lake, but do park in the gravel lot at the north end of the lake [you will not be able to see the lake]. The parking lot is marked with posts and a fallen cable. [north] along the mowed path that heads between hedgerows. The shrike was about 100 feet north of the parking lot. [Delorme 70, A3]. The main lake is a little low, and it is possible with care to cross the upper lake bed, just below the small beaver dam. The shrike was also seen perched in the taller trees just north of the lake in the old beaver pond and flying on the west side of the old beaver pond. This is a public hunting area with mowed paths, fields, and hedgerows. The habitat looks like a great place for a shrike to overwinter. Good Birding! Jim Jim Stasz North Beach MD jlstasz@aol.com