Hey everyone,


Several of us were at Pickering today looking at the shrike for about an hour.  The bird was distant for most of the time, but several of us commented on how much the bird reminded us of recent Loggerhead Shrike in NY that was discussed extensively on ID-Frontiers.  David Sibley wrote a blog post about the bird here:  http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/12/a-perplexing-shrike/


I'm not (yet) advocating that this bird is a Loggerhead, but that I hope everyone is taking a good hard look at this bird and making their own notes.  I know a few people got decent photos today that will hopefully bring more information to the table.  


Other highlights today birding with John Hubbell, Dan Small, and Zach Baer: 


- a juvenile Golden Eagle perched at Pickering Creek found by Tom Feild and Geraldine King
- Lincoln's and Tree Sparrow at Terrapin Nature Park, found yesterday by Zach Baer 
- 2 Greater White-fronted Geese on Kingston Landing Rd in Talbot



Good birding!


Matt Hafner
Forest Hill, MD