Clive Harris and I had great looks at the shrike at 5 PM on the other 
side of Huntmaster road directly across from the wetland preserve.  It 
was about 100 feet from the road near the private gravel parking area 
for construction vehicles.  It had what appeared to be a grasshopper in 
its mouth for several minutes, and I wonder if it may have been looking 
to set up a larder area somewhere.

Great find Jared!  And thanks for creating the excellent map.  It's been 
a very good year for Montgomery County birding.

Good birding!
Jim Moore
Rockville, Maryland
PLEASE REPORT YOUR BIRD SIGHTINGS to http://ebird.org/

On 10/30/2011 2:24 PM, Jared Fisher wrote:
> All,
>
> Just heard from Dave Powell. He, Joe Hanfman, and Andy Martin have
> relocated the bird on the east side of the property. Photos of the shrike
> from this morning http://www.flickr.com/photos/55350646@N04/
>
> Jared Fisher
> North Bethesda, MD
>
> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Jared Fisher<>wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I found a northern shrike this morning at Green Hill Farm wetland area
>> just west of laytonsville on Huntmaster rd. This is a delicate site and
>> anyone going after the bird needs to take note of a few things. First,
>> there is no official parking area or easy access. There is limited parking
>> along the north side of Huntmaster road. Second, I would advise people to
>> stay along the main trail, which is just a little farther north up
>> huntmaster. The bird was seen at close range from this trail for about 15
>> min around 11am, before flying to the far east treeline of the property.
>> This is public property, but also is surrounded by private homes. Please be
>> mindful of where you are, and do not trespass. If I were trying to refind
>> the bird, I think first scoping tree tops from the road shoulder would be a
>> good bet.
>>
>> Google map link of the site -  http://g.co/maps/9sxrf
>>
>>
>> Jared Fisher
>> North Bethesda, MD
>>
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