Just got a call from John Kuenzli who is currently heading south from
Lake Erie. John was traveling south on Highway 51 in NW Sandusky
County when he came across a hunting LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. The exact
location is about 2 miles south of I-90 and about 3/4 mile north of
what is being labeled as Busy Corners, Ohio (before you get to a short
road called Avers Rd if heading north). Attached at the bottom is a
Google Maps link showing the exact GPS fix of his current location.
When you look at satellite imagery of the surrounding area, there
seems to be a decent of hedge/treeline of sorts directly to the east.
In general, the whole area looks like it could have potential nesting
habitat. John has only seen one bird but might this bird be a
resident nester? It's possible that this shrike could be a migrant
but it's certainly worth more searching for possible nesting behavior.
This location is in OBBA2 block 37A6CE. If you happen to go search
for the shrike, do the Atlas a favor and record any other nesting
species in the area
(http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/blockmap/printblock.php?Page=37&ClickLat=41.43860847395721&ClickLon=-83.28392028808594&PrinterFriendly=Large+Map).
Good luck everyone!
Google Shrike Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=118339238971239494586.00046a1fd30b8e9dac020&ll=41.43622,-83.288441&spn=0.015347,0.027637&t=h&z=15
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Aaron Boone
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II
School of Environment & Natural Resources
The Ohio State University
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1085
614.247.6458 (office)
www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/
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