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  On my way back from Northern Va. today, late afternoon, heading south on 
hwy 15, I saw a Loggerheaded Shrike on the utility wires about 200yds south of 
the Great Run bridge. Just the one bird and it had something small in its 
grasp, the size of a small vole or large grasshopper that was making it hard 
for it 
to perch on the wire. Further south on hwy15 about 6 miles south of 
Gordonsville there were 3 Eastern Meadowlarks on the wires, but I literally 
almost 
always(weekly) see Eastern Meadowlarks on the wires of this stretch of hwy15. I 
got home about dusk to count about 60 Cedar Waxwings in the back yard. Last 
year 
about this time they started congregating until there were about 150 birds 
and they stayed several weeks until they stripped all the berries off the 
cedars 
and then they were all gone in the blink of an eye. The 38 Canadian geese in 
the front yard lake are very active and vocal. I think they aren't sure if its 
summer or fall because of these warm days. I'm wondering myself. Enjoy them 
while there here, folks!           Dave White  Zion Crossroads

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