Around 3p I parked in lot off lane rd., a good 1/4 mile or more east down the entranceway drive. I took my usual westward looping route. It was full sun with little wind & thus seemed warmer than the 20° F. reading. Tromping over the bumpy, snow covered trails furnished a good work out. After a while I was carrying my coat. I was too tired in the end to care that I hadn't seen one bird (heard a cardinal). Left the same way I came in and at circular turnaround that was put in where the park drive meets the lane road terminus, I spied a grayish bird atop a small tree. I stopped car & put my glasses on it. Sure enough it was our masked bandit. To me its tail seemed long compared to its body. I think everyone should try to see the shrike. A very easy & interesting sighting for novices. Convenient parking in that large turnaround area. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]