The neighborhood N. Shrike was back at my house at 5:00 pm. (Back from
Frohring
Meadows I am assuming, where I last see it reported on ebird on the
29th of Jan.)
  I was just heading in for the day, and heard a chattering.
There was the shrike, perched at the top of the huge, dead elm,
overlooking the leach field.

Hard weather, and moving around looking for better hunting.  I don't
think he'll find it here either.
The snow cover is really thick and heavy. Usually I see him in the
powerline fields. Maybe the
activity at the feeders is bringing him in closer to the house.

Yesterday, I found a red shouldered hawk (adult) perched next to  my
bird feeders, right out in the open.
Usually so cautious, it  didn't even move as I walked past, not more
than fifteen feet from his perch.

Otherwise, lots of bluebirds, dining on lard/peanut butter mix. (I
don't think I'm being imaginative, but
they seem to keep an eye on me and descend from the trees as soon as I
sprinkle it in the feeders. They
need to hurry. It is popular with blue jays and starlings too.)

And turkeys.  Lots of turkeys....also watchful eyes on the feeders,
stomping neat little trails from one to
another, and disturbing all the ground feeding sparrows that come and
eat the thistle that dribbles
from the feeders.

Inga Schmidt
Chagrin River Road Geauga/Cuy Co Line

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