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[murmurs]

http://www.whatbird....1524-img-9058t/

bellingham, wa

unknown bird with flycatcher-like behavior, 7-9 inches?

sorry for the photo quality, the lighting was horrible.

(it wouldn't let me post the photo in the forum)

[jsa47]

Looks like a shrike, but I'm still learning.

[Sparky the Cuttlefish]

This is indeed a Northern Shrike. Very cool! They like to spear they're prey on thorn trees or barbed wire to impress their girlfriends with the number of dead things that they have hanging there.

[Kryptos18]

Definite Northern Shrike. Awesome bird!

[ColoTomo]

I always like to see the pic in the thread, rather than the link

[The Falcon]

Yes, a Northern Shrike.

[murmurs]

Thanks! That's a lifer for me!

[Liam]

Agreed. One sexy bird.

[Cavan Wood]

Given the low contrast and faint barring on the chest, this is a first year bird. And I agree, I'm always excited to see these guys.

[Pat B.]

Ignoring range (no guide in front of me), one clue that it's a Northern rather than a Loggerhead is the shape of the mask, which would be thicker at the back in a Loggerhead.