Another exciting Friday evening, counting robins in my back fields.
In the midst of the tally, a northern shrike flew into a nearby tree by the
power lines, perched briefly on the top branch (just long enuf for a diagnostic 
photo) and quickly flew down into the bushes to roost for the night.  He had 
lots of company…..at least 700 robins descended into the fields to roost.

I think the robin tally was on the low side…after seeing the shrike, I didn’t move
on to a better viewing point for counting the robins, who arrive from three 
different directions, making it a challenge to get an accurate count.

Most years, when a shrike shows up in my fields, it will soon be seen at nearby
Frohring Meadows.

Inga Schmidt
Chagrin River Road, Geauga Co. at the Cuy. Co. line.
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