Meet the loggerhead shrike, another example of something that doesn’t fit in. Like finches and sparrows, it is a “songbird” or “perching bird”: a member of a bird group called the ...

Winter is the time to spot a loggerhead shrike here in Western North Carolina. Our sparse resident breeding population of this curious bird is increased from early fall into April by an influx of ...

Why it's awesome: The loggerhead shrike is nicknamed the "butcherbird" thanks to its rather gruesome practice of impaling its prey on sharp thorns, twigs and barbed wire.

First discovered: The first scientific description of the loggerhead shrike was written by the famed naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766. Family matters: Loggerhead shrikes belong to the bird family ...

One might think of this 9-inch-long bird with a 12-inch wingspan and snappy black mask as a typical songbird, but the loggerhead shrike has a bit of an edge. It is a consummate hunter. Loggerhead ...

WV Wildlife: Loggerhead Shrike Study. by Brad Rice, Brandon Stover. Wed, May 3rd 2017 at 7:39 PM. Updated Sun, May 7th 2017 at 3:21 PM. 6. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

A color-banded loggerhead shrike found south of Goose Pond FWA in July 2017 successfully raised six young in Davies County this summer. Fledging six young is exceptional for shrikes, which on average ...

The loggerhead shrike is a predatory songbird with hawk-like hunting behaviors. This shrike is a year-round resident throughout New Mexico. Its body is relatively small at 9 inches long. It is ...

To the editor: The bird in the photo that accompanied your article appears to be a loggerhead shrike. (“Rowdy input on desert plan,” Oct. 14) These are uncommon birds; in fact, in 52 years of ...

Ten loggerhead shrikes hatched last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Va. These genetically valuable chicks will be the first SCBI-hatched shrikes to be ...