1913 



BIRDS OF THE FRESNO • DISTRICT 



97 



Shrike 



The figures before certain dates in 1902 indicate the first, second, third, and 

 fourth sets of one pair of birds, a more complete record of which can be found 

 in The Condor (xi, 1909, pp. 82, 83). 



From the foregoing table it might seem that practically all our shrikes nest 

 in April, with only an occasional early pair starting housekeeping in March, but 

 it should be noticed that the list enumerates nests with eggs only, no record being 

 given for nests with young birds. On April 6 and 7, 1906, besides the five nests 

 mentioned, nearly a dozen were observed that held young birds, some of which 

 climbed from the nest at my approach. Mr. Joseph Sloanaker reports a nest of 

 almost fully fledged young found near Raisin on March 31. 1911. On April 12, 

 1902, I found in a large willow a nest that the young had just left, as they were 

 still climbing about in the branches, while but a few feet away, in the same tree, 

 the parents had a new nest with a single fresh egg. 



