Tuesday evening, after spending the morning picking huckleberries, I drove out to the south side of Mud Lake to see if I could see some birds beginning their fall migration. The first birds I ran into ...

Like eagles and falcons, shrikes are birds of prey. However, they aren’t raptors, but are songbirds. Though shrikes have a sharp, hooked beak, they are small and have weak legs. The little shrike ...