https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/breeding daily 0.75 2018-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504102003332-0ZCUYDVZ4RAB69ESC6WY/Shrike+chick+4.jpg Breeding Biology A young fledgling, approximately one week out of the nest (Photo Credit: Larry Kirtley) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504819615447-MOQT948A0KB03DKC0QJI/shutterstock_1516376.jpg Breeding Biology https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/about-1 daily 0.75 2018-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532096607007-X97XYKFIAGPJXDQRNSAP/Loggerhead+5.jpg About the Loggerhead Shrike Photo credit: Larry Kirtley https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/diet daily 0.75 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504735458224-WUDW3BVOT5GAPVQWQYHL/DSC_02221web+site.JPG Diet & Foraging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504102091436-0B7CO49S1D4JL3PCJMOJ/Shrike+food.jpg Diet & Foraging https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/sounds daily 0.75 2017-09-13 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/current-projects daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532111747844-9EO9CDK60V845PZ8TORD/2016+LOSH+tag+2+small.jpeg Current Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504736239664-DCS3SDPXL5PQXVPFTSCY/DSCN00721web+site.JPG Current Projects https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/field-methods daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532104714876-5A15CVPKJDJN4KT7U7MU/LD_mg_3244.jpg Field Methods Photo credit: Lydia Dotto, ImageInnovation Photography https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/status daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/wg-partners daily 0.75 2024-12-02 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/threats daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/stewardship daily 0.75 2019-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1505326806757-SGKTX0Z2B2A759OUMUXC/DSC_00991web+site.JPG Steward Shrike Habitat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1505326736489-V1WPDYDYR478Y5OHTJCB/DSC_00171web+site.JPG Steward Shrike Habitat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1505326770021-1ZKT0RAAQU85DMW6QKVU/DSCN00721web+site.JPG Steward Shrike Habitat https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/meetings daily 0.75 2019-03-29 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/shrike-force daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504820228088-5VVIJDKEPFWEUFSGTK3R/Shrike-Logo-Color.png Join the Shrike Force https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/spot-a-shrike daily 0.75 2019-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532109557911-7V4Y0AK2XYCYHRPQYSU3/ELOSH+Delaware.jpg If You Spot a Shrike Zooming in on the legs from the above picture, this band combination would be: white over dark green, dark blue over silver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532108883644-Z3W1HFOXO7CPX609VI8G/ELOSH+Delaware.jpg If You Spot a Shrike https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/distribution daily 0.75 2018-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1525891975474-V0B3FNZW3R9VCFDHDOW6/logshr-ERD2016-QUADTREES_FULL-20180316-b24024a2_YEARLY_abundance_fast.gif Distribution Image provided by eBird (www.ebird.org) and created March 28, 2018 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/research-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504735706442-Q0O5P215TULC52FKLQE9/DSC_00501web+site.JPG Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504102641212-39PS0GSW9MXT2T6JKU4M/observing+captive+pairs.JPG Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504735735732-C3WO5PGHCRAZO1M5FW5G/DSC_00581web+site2.JPG Research https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/habitat daily 0.75 2018-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504735240416-EUQ2QHJJC7G0YY30M48B/Carden.jpg Habitat Typical Loggerhead Shrike habitat at the northern edge of the breeding range in Ontario, Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504101783524-0FD7GMB6SITK8IMUG6PH/BeFunky_IYBC+GP-+BB+cuckoo+098.jpg.jpg Habitat Barbed wire fencing creates many potential impaling sites that can be used by shrikes, like the fledglings pictured here https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/working-group daily 0.75 2025-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1525810272470-9U1RNQGWEQIFCRUTVKFR/va-banding-web.jpeg Loggerhead Shrike Working Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504734642511-4RO47NU5O6560T7FU2DL/DSC_01051web+site.JPG Loggerhead Shrike Working Group https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504735639407-9L0WRH4VENB1GB64OKU3/DSC_00481web+site.JPG Loggerhead Shrike Working Group https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/home-1 daily 1.0 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504903920974-ANCRSHHS9LBQMG6TVW5X/Loggerhead+on+post+1.jpg Home Working together to ensure this unique species doesn't disappear forever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504904455974-HVVCDU8B4ZWC972T66GV/TA-Shrike+Chicks+-+10+days+old1.JPG Home Working together to ensure this unique species doesn’t disappear forever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504904494727-GLJXSZUKK280DX1SDO4N/loggerhead+9.jpg Home Working together to ensure this unique species doesn’t disappear forever https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/contact-us-1 daily 0.75 2019-03-29 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/search-site daily 0.75 2017-09-06 https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/how-you-can-help-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532110352508-J5UYTOVQIVI5DRCH4LZP/KH-jumping+young+bird+at+the+Smith+site.jpg How You Can Help Photo Credit: Larry Kirtley https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/news-and-media daily 0.75 2021-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1505320929149-J50CYAFY421WTO4WM6O1/575f7aba-103e-4c37-b9bf-7c8d069b0463-SHRIKE5.jpg News & Media - West-virginia wildlife: Loggerhead shrike MONROE COUNTY, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Recently, on a cloudy and drizzly day across the Greenbrier Valley, we took a hike through a pasture with DNR Biologist, Richard Bailey, and some veterinarians. Their goal? To catch a bird. Not just any bird, though. One that is clever and unique--the loggerhead shrike. Check out how the team faired against these clever birds! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1532118927178-90M8B2VPXUJTQTJ0G5O2/shrike_loggerhead_research_LR_scenic_adult_2852-Blog-Header.jpg News & Media - What's going on with the butcher bird? Learn about the activities happening in Virginia, led by Department of Game & Inland Fisheries Biologist, Sergio Harding. (Published in Virgina Wildlife magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1578958035504-IX6CW14XEIOGTRDQOBVY/Yellowhammer.jpg News & Media - Dwindling loggerhead shrike numbers concern researchers Appearing like a miniature version of a mockingbird, the loggerhead shrike looks like any other songbird until you find evidence of the shrike’s lethal side. (Yellowhammer News - Jan 11, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1580395525641-8TC52IH1B0A8EV8GWT92/80876245_136655951141017_1982832520474918912_n.jpg News & Media - 5th International Shrike Symposium, Vairão Portugal - POSTPONED Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Shrike Symposium has been postponed until 2022. Follow the symposium Facebook page for future updates. (Updated June 25, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1587746446057-QN3I8S7X2HX4O9TLUOR9/web_probable-ammodramus-savannarum_0.jpg News & Media - This Stunning Photo Project Showcases the Loggerhead Shrike’s Gory Deeds On Colorado’s grasslands, Rachel Hopper skillfully captures the beauty and brutality of this fierce songbird’s distinctive style of food storage. (Audubon - Apr 22, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1624630470207-MLSXGOCII3OCYES54K80/Predator_crop.jpeg News & Media - Predator birdie The loggerhead shrike might appear innocuous, but it’s ready to pounce. (Virginia Living - June 6, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1536245585620-TPET73IA5U31KC7G10BJ/Atlantic+story_LOSH.jpg News & Media - This tiny songbird rolls its head to break its victim's neck The Loggerhead Shrike is a hawk trapped in the body of a finch. A recent study, published in Biology Letters, describes how shrikes manage to kill prey up to twice their size. (The Atlantic - Sept 5, 2018) https://www.loggerheadshrikes.org/management daily 0.75 2018-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504819980314-274C3EEEBRPH62EZTZBC/TA-Shrike+Chicks+-+10+days+old1.JPG Management https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59a4705a7131a5094227871b/1504819958912-0NDW3N2AMP0FVD5137Q7/Napanee.jpg Management