Lanius ludovicianus migrans. 
Bethel, Maine. 
1903 
June 5 
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started her from this morning. I looked this tree over carefully 
afterwards but could not see anything in it that resembled a nest. 
Probably the bird really went on beyond it to another tree. 
Both Shrikes spent the greater part of the time when I was' 
watching then within an area of about twenty acres. Most of this 
was perfectly open, intervale grass fields the only trees being 
those in the long row of planted, sidewalk sugar maples and a few 
scrubby willows, wild cherries, etc., scattered along the lines of 
the fences that divided the fields from one another. The Shrikes 
occasionally perched on some of these trees but their favorite 
points of observation were the fence and telegraph posts. In a 
general way they looked and behaved like northern Shrikes but they 
appeared smaller and decidedly shorter and stouter while they were 
somewhat less active and restless. Their heads looked dispropor¬ 
tionately larger and much thicker and heavier than thosb of their 
more northern relatives. The female was a dark, dull-colored bird, 
the male much lighter with very white underparts and a clear ashy- 
blue back. The broad black stripe through and about the eye was 
conspicuous with both of them. 
bhen perched they sat quite motionless save for a slow turn¬ 
ing ox the head from side to side. I did.not once see either of 
them lift and half spread the tail as the Northern Shrike so often 
does. Their method of flight, however, was identical with that of 
