Loggerhead Shrike
A Loggerhead Shrike perches near the water. On a very cold day at Whitewater Draw in Southern Arizona, this Shrike seemed more interested in conserving energy than worrying about the photographer stalking him.
Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Identification Tips:
Length: 7 inches
Heavy, hooked bill
Black mask
Gray head and back
White underparts
Black wings with white wing patches
Black tail with white outer tail feathers ...
Loggerhead Shrike
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The Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) occurs across much of the United States but it can be rare and local in distribution, especially in the northeast. The species remains quite common across most of Texas.
Loggerhead Shrike Behaviour
No observations regarding Loggerhead Shrike behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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The Loggerhead Shrike is slightly smaller (8-10") than the Northern Shrike. The head and back are a bluish-gray, white below, with black face mask extending over the bill.
Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2001
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
This species is State Endangered.
Loggerhead shrikes are very territorial and both sexes will defend feeding, roosting and nest sites. Nests are always built in trees or shrubs three feet or more off the ground, are cup shaped and made of sticks, twigs and moss.
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus
Status Rare transient, very rare in summer and winter. Formerly bred.
THE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE.
[Loggerhead Shrike.]
LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS, Linn.
[Lanius ludovicianus.] ...
Loggerhead Shrike (Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
Species at Risk: Loggerhead Shrike (Environment Canada)
Hinterland Who's Who: Loggerhead Shrike ...
The loggerhead shrike (Lanus ludovicianus) is a predatory songbird about the size of a blackbird. It is bluish-gray above and white below. The wings and tail are mostly black with white patches.
Loggerhead Shrike
Adult
Thick black mask (not just eyestripe)
Thick, hooked dark bill
Black wings with small white patches but no wingbars
Long, black tail with white corners
© Laura Erickson , Florida, December 2005 ...
Loggerhead Shrike
Went birding in the Delta with Don Reinberg on Wednesday. We had nice view of Ferruginous Hawks, a Rough-legged Hawk, Prairie Falcon, and even the Northern Shrike (along Cook Lane, just south of 113, on the west side of the road).
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus (scientific)
Loon
Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus (scientific)
Horseshoe crabs spend most of their life out in the ocean.
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
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The Loggerhead Shrike occurs throughout most of the United States during the breeding season. In the southern half of the country, including Georgia, it occurs all year.
prairie falcons, loggerhead shrikes, longnose leopard lizards and striped whipsnakes. Sometimes found in same habitat as flat-tailed horned lizard. Density of 5/ha reported in Nevada (Tanner and Krogh 1973).
Non-Migrant: Y
Locally Migrant: N ...
: Eastern loggerhead shrike populations are declining. There are probably less than 100 breed pairs from Manitoba to Quebec. Scientists are not certain about the causes of the decline.
Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus
Great Grey Shrike or Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Chinese Grey Shrike, Lanius sphenocercus
Grey-backed Fiscal, Lanius excubitoroides ...
While the Black Witch is active primarily at night, with the darkness offering some protection, it sometimes falls prey to birds, for instance, the House Sparrow or the Loggerhead Shrike, according to Quinn.
Predators of Florida grasshopper sparrow eggs and nestlings include snakes, skunks and feral hogs. Some nests are destroyed by flooding from rainfall or by wildfires. Hawks and loggerhead shrikes take juveniles and adults.
Known predators include ringneck snakes, common kingsnakes, deer mice, long-tailed weasels, domestic cats, California thrashers, American robins, and loggerhead shrikes.
In captivity, they readily take flies and mealworms. Their primary predators include snakes and predatory birds, such as small hawks, roadrunners, and loggerhead shrikes. Weasels and skunks may also eat side-blotched lizards.
 See also: Loggerhead, Shrike, Scarlet Tanager, Woodpecker, Grasshopper
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