The loggerhead shrike is a small avian predator that inhabits grasslands and other open habitats. Shrikes prey on a variety of animals including insects, reptiles, small mammals and birds. Prey is often stored for later. The birds impale prey on thorns, barbed wire, or hooked between forked branches. Impaling prey also helps shrikes pull bite-sized chunks off to eat. | North Dakota Game and Fish Department

The predatory Loggerhead Shrike is a distinctive songbird found only in North America. The word “loggerhead” refers to the large size of this shrike’s head in relation to its body, which gives it a bull-headed look. Roughly the size of a Northern Cardinal, the Loggerhead Shrike has gray plumage set off by a black mask and a stout, slightly hooked bill. Its black wings have white patches that “flash” as the bird flies, somewhat like a Northern Mockingbird’s. Males and females look alike. Although

We are excited to announce that our Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Canadian Conservation Breeding Program has welcomed hatchings 🐣 A total of 16 adult shrikes formed five breeding pairs that have all produced young. Cohen (dad) and Buffy (mom) had seven chicks hatch on May 10, 2021, followed closely by Kermit (dad) and Bugsy (mom) with four chicks hatched on May 11, 2021. Jack (dad) and Lani (mom), hatched four chicks on May 17th followed by Mike (dad) and Sinead (mom), who had four chicks hatch on