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All: The Loggerhead Shrike might be worth close study or photos, even poorish ones, This might allow one to speculation on its possible origin. The subspecies _ludovicianis_ is nominally resident in s.e. USA, whence came our influx of "southerners" on 4th April. The alternative would be a wanderer of the more migratory subspecies _mexicanus_, which once nested here, but has been extirpated here and is largely gone elsewhere in the East. At least some individuals might be distinguishable in the field; _mexicanus_ is averages paler above, especially on the uppertail coverts, thus showing less contrast with the whitish-gray underparts. It also generally has a less distinct white streak on the scapulars. Any impressions? Cheers, Ian McLaren
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