Hi Katie,
I don't have any formal survey data but we have shrikes nesting in the town
I live in (Lake Jackson, TX). They are most often found at parks with lots
of mowed grass but I've had one in my yard (regular house in a suburban
neighborhood) several times. I'm thinking of putting some transmitters on
some of these birds so we can see how they move around within the town but I
wonder how much trouble my volunteers would get from neighbors wondering
what they are doing with the receiver and antenna walking down a street full
of houses. We'll see.
Sue
Susan A. Heath PhD
Director of Conservation Research
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
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Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 10:24 AM
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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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