I visited Sully Woodlands (Fairfax County) today, and ran into another birder
taking photos of the Northern Shrike, a nice guy named Tom.
He said the bird had been leading him around the area, covering several
different directions from the stables. When I showed up today, it was atop one
of the two adjacent bare tree perches where I first saw it, that is, just a
short distance SW of the stables. When I left it was on one of the telephone
wires just E of them.
Amazing that this bird has stayed here this long - today marks exactly 21 weeks.
At nearby Rock Hill District Park, I saw a flock of 8 Meadowlarks. I also
counted 4 there 9 days ago - maybe they're going to stay around for the summer?
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, Virginia
