The northern shrike was still present this afternoon at the Lake Metroparks' Lake Erie Bluffs.  The bird was perched at the top of a tree at the west end of the trails west of Lane Road.
The shrike exhibited some very interesting behavior.  It was perched at the top of a tall tree in the field.  A robin landed about half way up in the same tree.  It sat there for a few minutes and when the robin flew, the shrike chased it.  The shrike chased it for quite a while.  A couple times the shrike attempted to hit the robin, but the robin was able to evade it.  They eventually flew out of sight.  It was interesting to see the shrike going after something larger than itself.  I have seen them going after small birds like tree sparrows before, but never anything that large.

John Pogacnik                                     
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