FW: First fall Northern Shrike

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Leon Bright

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Nov 15, 2013, 10:42:19 PM11/15/13

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COBirders,

I thought I sent the email below last Wednesday night but because I sent it with the wrong email address it bounced (after more than a day I think). It refers to Nick Komar's quick reply to my query that evening.

Leon Bright, Pueblo

From: Leon Bright [mailto:3a...@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:36 PM
To: COBIRDS
Subject: First fall Northern Shrike

Nick (and COBirders),

Thanks for the detailed comment on Jim Thompson's photo. My assumption that the bird was a fledgling stems from its partial mask that does not extend toward the nape. We frequently get both Northern and Loggerhead shrikes on the Pueblo CBC and I have not noticed any with such an abbreviated mask. Now I know I need to spend some time looking at shrike photos and observing more carefully in the field. Hats off to Jim who, as you have confirmed, nailed it. :-)