tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194161742476128031.post2067447889039900275..comments2024-03-25T14:37:58.111-04:00Comments on Spicebush Log: A ShrikeEllen Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09158932570826154360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194161742476128031.post-83909700636143349932011-01-16T18:35:52.433-05:002011-01-16T18:35:52.433-05:00Ken -- after I posted this I checked the NH Bird L...Ken -- after I posted this I checked the NH Bird Listserve and several other people had spotted northern shrikes about the same time. So, keep an eye out -- maybe they will make it down your way! The snow here remains beautiful.Ellen Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158932570826154360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194161742476128031.post-38954857048200801552011-01-13T17:18:21.730-05:002011-01-13T17:18:21.730-05:00Still waiting to see my first shrike Ellen. A good...Still waiting to see my first shrike Ellen. A good report on birding and IDing birds.<br /><br />We got the same storm you did two nights ago. But here in a large city snow only stays beautiful for a day or so. So off I went on a 3 mile hike. I had to think of this when I saw some of your 'weeds' in the post above. Many similar plants that I saw were being visited by Song Sparrows. It's easy to forget that these little weedy things, with seemingly not enough food to feed a gnat, become very important to our birds on days of big snows.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194161742476128031.post-51317266524475133672011-01-11T05:38:12.364-05:002011-01-11T05:38:12.364-05:00The hawks, owls, and shrikes need to eat too, and ...The hawks, owls, and shrikes need to eat too, and it is quite a sight to see the predator-prey relationship in action. It is a natural and important event.Ellen Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158932570826154360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194161742476128031.post-52196100942005799642011-01-10T17:22:10.879-05:002011-01-10T17:22:10.879-05:00I know it's part of nature but I hate to see w...I know it's part of nature but I hate to see when birds are caught and eaten by other birds.Birdhouseshttp://99birdhouses.comnoreply@blogger.com