Yesterday's snow fall brought a large flock of blackbirds to my feeders. Included was 1 rusty blackbird, 10+ redwings, 10+ grackles & 100+ cowbirds The flock has returned today but I have been unable to pick out the rusty yet as they are very jumpy, continually rising into the trees. A sharp-shinned hawk grabbed a bird from under the feeder early this morning so they are very wary. Hopefully this flock will continue its migration as I really don't want to be feeding cowbirds all winter. There was also a juvenile northern shrike in the yard yesterday. I see this bird frequently but have never seen him catch anything although he does give chase.
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