Birds Identified: Loggerhead Shrike

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Loggerhead Shrike has these characteristics:

• Still perching
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Tail stripes (along)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Field habitat
  
• Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Short forays (flies out from perch and returns)
  
• Rasping harsh calls
  
• Melodious song (pitch variable; smooth, sweet, or rich quality; pattern generally complex)
  

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