[CT Birds] Shrike Question

[Clay Taylor]

Hey Paul -

The remarkable fact is that they, in some cases, have stuck around for so
long.   Typically, a N. Shrike sighting  in CT was a 1-day wonder, or an
"invasion" of multiple birds / sightings would hit and two weeks later there
were none within a hundred miles.

I'd say this qualifies as a remarkable year.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul cianfaglione" <pcianfaglione at hotmail.com>
To: <ctbirds at lists.ctbirding.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:13 AM
Subject: [CT Birds] Shrike Question


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> This question may be directed to the more long standing members of the
birding community or to people that follow the RBA' s of other states. I
have had  7 Northern Shrikes in the Hartford area this winter and was
wondering if this year is considered an "invasion year" for the species. I
have never experienced a shrike incursion before, but it seems there is one
in every farm field I visit. With so much focus being directed toward the
invasion of finches this winter, I was also wondering if Shrike numbers were
flying under the radar.
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>
> Paul Cianfaglione
> Canton
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