[TN-Bird] Henry County: Loggerhead Shrike, Mississippi Kite

From: Shawna Ellis <yodergoat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tn Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:32:47 -0500
July 26 and 27, 2013

Some friends living near Country Club Road off of Hwy 79 North in
Paris reported a "strange hawk" to me yesterday. They saw and
photographed it perched in a dead tree in their yard. When they said
it had a "white head," I guessed Mississippi Kite. The bird returned
to the same tree this morning. I came to see it, but it left the area
shortly before I arrived. My friends' good photos confirmed the ID...
it was an adult Mississippi Kite. My friends had recently seen two
"strange hawks" flying around over their yard, and when I described
the feeding behavior of a kite, they enthusiastically agreed that was
how the birds flew. I showed them photos and bird guides and they
pointed to the correct bird. This family has the potential to get into
birding, and they were excited about the unusual bird.



July 27, 2013
1:00 pm

As I was driving in the western portion of Henry County later today, I
saw a bird perched on a wire along an agricultural field which fit the
profile of a perched Loggerhead Shrike. I did not have binoculars, but
could make out some ID points such as the bold black markings and pale
belly and the general shape and posture of a shrike. I pulled over in
a driveway and got a blurry but diagnostic photo by leaning out of my
window awkwardly. Traffic drove by and the bird left its perch twice,
swooping back up to come to rest in the same place. I saw the white
wing crescents as it did this. After I turned around and came back by,
the bird was gone. We don't see many shrikes in Henry County.... I
haven't seen one in YEARS. Our daughter saw this one and was able to
add a new bird to her life list. This was off of Hwy 54 near Yoder
Brothers Meat Processing. We may check the area again.

Shawna Ellis
Paris, Henry County
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[TN-Bird] Henry County: Loggerhead Shrike, Mississippi Kite

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