Hello, Everyone, Mid-afternoon, this past Saturday, at Lemoine's Point Conservation Area, we saw a shrike we believe to be a Loggerhead singing in low, dense, throny scrub by a red oak stand just north of the sheep farm there. The bird flew to the top of these same oaks when approached, but continued singing. It allowed approach to within 20 m. We originally mistook it for a Mockingbird while it was out of sight in the brush. Its belly was characterized by grey-ish flanks, with no obvious barring. Being unfamiliar with shrike song, and having no spotting scope, we suggest it was a Loggerhead, but we're not 100% sure. It was neither seen nor heard on two subsequent visits (Sunday, Monday).
Turn 180 degrees from this oak stand, look to the sheep farms easternmost buildings, and you may see the male peacock in full display with two peahens! Wallace Rendell
