Hi Katie and all
I am currently monitoring (not as a scientist, just an enthusiastic
shrikaholic) two city shrike locations in Birmingham, Alabama. There are two
additional locations I am checking on with less reliable birds. I am
inconsistent with uploading observations on the Survey 123, but you can find
lots of pictures on my Instagram feed. @mrcoverings
It’s the third year for the Finley breeding pair, and this year, they had two
broods! This is at a trucking company next to a train yard and an interstate:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceotb_sOpyV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Not always the best food choices:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc39xSDrS_k/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
The Messer Rd pair built two nests in the same little tree this spring. They
are courting, but no chicks yet:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcI7xYNLd-5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf48AEULvFH/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Michelle Reynolds
205-914-7077
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 23, 2022, at 10:24 AM, Katie Maddox <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
kamaddo1@xxxxxxxxxxx
