[Ontbirds]Loggerhead Shrike - Carden Alvar

[Jean Iron]

Today Eleanor Beagan and I located two pairs of Loggerhead Shrikes on 
the Carden Alvar near Kirkfield. One pair was at the regular spot 
along Wylie Road near bluebird box 10. Scan tops of hawthorns on both 
sides of the road. Other grassland and scrubland birds were numerous 
including several displaying Upland Sandpipers, Eastern Bluebirds, 
singing Brown Thrashers, Eastern Meadowlarks and singing Eastern 
Towhees. At the Sedge Wren Marsh we saw two American Bitterns and 
winnowing Wilson's Snipe. Just north of the marsh we had about 25 
Rusty Blackbirds in a flooded area. We also saw and heard a 
Red-shouldered Hawk at a nest. All birding was done from roadsides.

Birding guide and map of the Carden Alvar.
http://www.ofo.ca/reportsandarticles/cardenalvar.php

Good birding,

Jean Iron
Toronto ON