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Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)

 Seasonal status at MBO:

JAN
       
FEB
       
MAR
       
APR
       
MAY
       
JUN
       
JUL
       
AUG
       
SEP
       
OCT
       
NOV
       
DEC
       
  common
  fairly common
  uncommon
  rare
  occasional
  no records
 
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Note

Ageing and sexing guidelines:

January - May:
ASY - U
Sexes identical. 
SY - U
Sexes identical. 

 

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May - December:
AHY - U
Similar to ASY-U (see above); roof of the mouth dark gray.		      
HY - U
Similar to SY-U (see above); roof of the mouth pale pinkish-gray, iris gray to brown.
 

Ageing and sexing details:

after-second-year unknown

A


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), April 2008

A


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), April 2008

A


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), April 2008

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second-year unknown

S


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, January 2006

S


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, January 2006
 

U


Photo

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after-hatch-year unknown

A


Photo
 

T


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T


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hatch-year unknown

H


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), October 2008


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, October 2005


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, October 2004
 

T


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), October 2008


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, October 2005
 

T


Photo by Barbara Frei, McGill Bird Observatory (QC), October 2008


Photo by Marcel Gahbauer, October 2005

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