Surveys are wrapping up and the field season is coming to an end. Baird's Sparrows continue to disappoint, as neither my partner Garrett nor I have seen one in Arizona this winter. At the beginning of the season, we attended a 10 day training period in Mexico. Janos was filthy with Baird's Sparrows, and we even banded some. Since I don't have any cool pictures from the last day or so, here is me holding a Baird's.
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| The field season started with such promise for this elusive species. |
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Another interesting find in Janos was a Loggerhead Shrike that apparently has a taste for other Loggerhead Shrikes.We noticed this LOSH had another LOSH head impaled right outside our bunkhouse.
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| Shrike eating Shrike |
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| Yum! |
Surveys go through Thursday, back to Michigan on Friday.
Wow, I hadn't heard that shrikes eat shrikes. Pretty messed up.
ReplyDeleteYeah that is pretty awesome. You should write a note for the Mexican ornithology journal.
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