Friday afternoon (4pm) I observed two shrikes while golfing at Trempealeau Mountain GC, but was unable to identify which species they were. This morning (7-9am) I was able to relocate the shrikes and observed them for over an hour, finding four Loggerhead shrikes rather than two. There are two adults and two juveniles. One juvenile appears identical to the parents except a slightly gray lightly streaked breast while the other juvenile has yet to molted in black eye stripe and is nearly all gray. Dedrick Benz back channeled me and confirmed the identification, as he separately observing the same four birds around 9:30 this morning. Here are three pictures of one of the adults. *http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482178428/* http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482180916/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482175492/ Here is a google map of the location where they were seen. I informed the golf course of the rarity, but did not talk to any homeowners. The birds were easily visible from Shubert road, spending much of the morning in the yards along the golf course. Other birds in the area include Eastern Meadowlarks, Clay colored sparrows (Dedrick only), Dickcissels, Grasshopper Sparrows, and a Tufted Titmouse. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210448545266470219527.0004c3a888d899e499e79&msa=0&ll=44.031842,-91.43068&spn=0.003972,0.007457 On my way home I stopped at the intersection of Frontenac and Innovation Drive in Winona MN, an area currently full of Dickcissels, Grasshopper Sparrows and dragonflies. Here are a few pictures from this stop. http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482187366/ (Grasshopper Sparrow) http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482190890/ (Dickcissel) http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/7482195718/ (Twelve-Spotted Skimmer) Enjoy the heat! -- Malcolm Gold (Stockton, Winona County) http://mcmdgold.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html