That area south of Frederick, MD was the last hold out for the Loggerhead
Shrike in the state. If you had wanted to search for one in Maryland in the
mid-to-late 90's, that was the most likely area to find them.

Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Hartman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Loggerhead Shrikes


> The recent exchange about Loggerhead Shrikes prompted me to look back at
my
> records of LOSH sightings.  I was surprised to see that Toni and I have
seen
> only one east of the Mississippi.  In April, 1996, we saw one along
Lilypons
> Rd, east of the entrance to Lilypons itself.  At that time we were still
> pretty new to birding and didn't realize its significance, because we had
> seen several in other parts of the US.  However, we are pretty confident
of
> the ID.
>
> Could somebody with a longer perspective tell me how unusual that 1996
> sighting was?
>
> Btw, LOSH are still abundant in some parts of Texas.  A couple of months
> ago, in two hours of birding with my son in the Katy Prairie west of
> Houston, we saw at least 2 dozen.
>
>     Bob Hartman
>     Colesville, MD
>