It so happens that my wife and I were making a short visit to 
Assateague Island on Wednesday, and we ran into Jim Stasz near the 
entrance to the State Park around 1 p.m.  Jim told us about having 
seen the shrike and where he had seen it.

We then drove up and down the several roads that lead from the main 
park road to the bay, including the  road to the Bayside Campground, 
where we traversed the camping loops and checked the marsh by the bay 
on foot.  We didn't see the shrike and had to settle for a zillion 
Yellow-rumps, a few White-throated Sparrows and a Catbird. Sadly, we 
had to leave after less than 30 minutes without making contact.

We didn't get to see it, but the shrike is bound to be out there somewhere.

Mike Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club, MOS
Bethesda, MD



At 10:36 AM 1/5/2011, James Tyler Bell wrote:
>I'm forwarding this email from Jim Stasz from Assateague.   Tyler 
>Bell  California, Maryland ----- Forwarded 
>Message ---- From: Jim Stasz <> Sent: Wed, January 5, 
>2011 10:17:20 AM Subject: NShr. On a stick in the marsh 200 yards N 
>of loop B, Bayside CG

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