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Cold out there today. Looks like an old fashioned winter. We have chickadees, coming and going constantly, two groups of Blue Jays, one is a group of five, the other is 11 we think. The five are pretty constant and the rowdy boys come in stir and feed and leave in a short burst of energy. There is a group of up to 20 Starlings, mourning doves, up to 40 plus at times; A couple juncos, several flocks one small and one quite large of redpolls that either just fly by or stop ever so briefly then up and away. There are a couple sharp shinned hawks hunting the area, and they are successful. An evening Gross beak, an immature male I believe, with just a shade of yellow beginning to show, is watching the feeders, it doesn't seem to have the nerve to land and actually feed. I think it is a scout for a larger group, I can hear but not see. There are 5 American sparrows, one white throat and one song, which is very unusual for us as normally we would be over run with white throats and song sparrows. Yesterday when I was searching for an injured mourning dove I though I saw a mockingbird. We usually have at least one this time of the year. Steve said he thought it was there earlier in the week. It turned out to be a shrike. It is regularly visiting the grapevine now and I am trying to get a couple photos. The beak is slightly hooked at the tip and the eye slash is there. Colour is right, I think. Main bird viewing windows are fogged up today so it is hard to see out. It is smaller than I think it should be, a bit heavier and more compact. I wonder if it is a loggerhead. Whatever it is after the chickadees. Marg in White Point http://margmillard.ca
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