Hi Katie,
Indiana has less than 10 nesting pairs/year and the population is closely
monitored. In our area they do not use urban environments (not even as
migratory stopovers).
I think it is interesting how it always seems to be the southern US LOSH
populations that can make it work in urban areas. Your project sounds super
interesting!
Amy Kearns
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Subject: [eloshwg] Urban Shrike Observations
Hi Working Group members!
For those who don't know me, I'm Chris Hill's current master's student. My
thesis focuses on LOSH and their interaction with urban habitats. It's been a
few years since someone from the Hill lab did a quick survey about Loggerhead
Shrikes living in predominantly urban/developed areas. Currently,
urban-dwelling LOSH have been documented in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Texas.
I'd love to hear from you if you have any observations of LOSH in urban areas
so I can update our running list. Please feel free to reach out to me directly
with any and all observations/anecdotes!
Thank you for very much for your help,
Katie
Katie Maddox (she/her)
M.S. Student, Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies
Coastal Carolina University
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