Northern Shrike Watches The Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

On Sunday, I noticed a northern shrike had perched himself near one of our feeders, much to the consternation of the 50 or so chickadees that spend most of each day steadily draining my latest offering of sunflower seeds.

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The Northern Shrike-A Bird You Don't Want To See At Your Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Take a look at this article:

This time of year, some of you may getting a bird visiting your bird feeder that really isn't interested in any of the food you have put out.

Instead, it is interested in the other small birds coming to your feeder. The northern shrike, though barely larger than a sparrow itself, is a terror to the chickadees, sparrows and nuthatches. It considers them lunch.  Click below to read more.

Northern shrike: Half-pint terror