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Re: Baltimore County Shrike

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Keith Costley

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Keith Costley

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Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:53:44 -0500

Please forgive me... In a mad rush earlier I neglected to thank and at-a-boy
Tim for posting the shrike sighting. It's an excellent find in an fantastic
birding site. Although a little silly of me, the thought of two shrikes was
tantalizing - for the record: I was not trying to be snarky about it.

Keith Eric Costley

Randallstown, Baltimore County


On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Timothy Houghton <>wrote:

> Glad the shrike was found--you know, I was quite certain it was a
> loggerhead, but if others say it's a northern, fine. I doubt that BOTH would
> be there--but who knows? I do recall one thing that bothered me a bit: the
> bird did look kind of large, seemed bigger than the ones I'd seen recently
> in OR (both perched and in flight). And it kept bothering me. But the mask
> seemed so deeply black and wide... I discounted the size factor. Now I know
> better. Perhaps I exaggerated in my own mind the size/blackness of that mask
> with the help of the brilliant light. Who would think that good light would
> screw up an ID (like yellow on empids or on warbling vireo)--if I was wrong,
> I'm sorry. Oh well.
>
> Coincidentally, just last week, I ran into a photographer at Cromwell named
> Mark, the fellow who found a nothern shrike there in the past. I have to
> laugh b/c I recall telling him that I hadn't seen northerns in a few years
> (not since I was living in MN) and that I guessed I might have some trouble
> separating them if I saw one. Turns out I may have been right! I do get
> upset at myself.........
>
> Looking forward to the definitive word!
>
> Tim
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Maryland Birds & Birding [] On Behalf Of
> Keith Costley []
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 10:26 AM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Baltimore County Shrike
>
> The shrike was located in the line of trees between the open fields (as
> seen
> from the overlook). It appears to be Northern Shrike. Let's hope both
> shrikes are there...
>
> Keith Eric Costley
> 
> Randallstown, Baltimore County
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Joel Martin <> wrote:
>
> > Keith Costley reports that the shrike sighted yesterday at the Irvine
> > Nature Center by Tim Houghton is still present this morning, singing and
> > actively working the treeline deparating the back field from the other
> > fields.
> >
> > Joel Martin
> > Catonsville, MD
> >
>