[EBB Sightings] Shrike

Not a real rarity, but in the event this is in one of the CoCo count  
circles, figured I'd post it.  I pretty routinely see a shrike near  
Franklin Canyon off of Highway 4, between Hercules and Martinez.  I  
see it in the morning (around 8), heading eastbound on Hwy 4, past  
the Franklin Canyon pulloff, under the railroad overpass, and on a  
wire a few hundred feet up the hill on the right.  I've never stopped  
to take a closer look, but it appears you can get off of Hwy 4  
immediately before the railroad trestle and then head up hill  
parallel to the hwy.

I'm guessing this is a loggerhead and not northern since I first saw  
it a few months ago...  I'll wait until I'm not going past at 70mph  
to make a positive ID though! :)

Also had a first-of-season Hermit Thrush in our yard this morning, in  
Richmond View near Wildcat Canyon.  Seems to be a good year for Fox  
Sparrows as well- we often have 3 at once, and probably at least 5  
total.

Good birding,

Alan


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