[va-bird] Loggerhead Shrike at Sky Meadows SP, Fauquier Co

["Coleman" <jandkcoleman@xxxxxxxxx>]

This morning, while scouting for an ANS general natural history trip to Sky 
Meadows in northwestern Fauquier Co. scheduled for the 17th, I observed an 
adult LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE perched on a locust tree to the southeast of Mt. Bleak 
House & along the driveway, right outside the lawn area (& in the meadow).  It, 
& about 1/2 dozen starlings in the same tree, were flushed by a HY American 
Kestrel.  It flew only a short distance to land on the paddock fence between 
the lawn & meadow.  It then hawked for insects for several minutes from the 
fence before disappearing over the knoll.

Besides the Loggerhead Shrike there was a second American Kestrel, an adult, 
and a number of rather vocal & active Red-headed Woodpeckers, several right 
around Mt. Bleak House and more on the nature trail behind the stables on the 
east side of Rt. 17.

Joe Coleman

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