Nature Canada

Bird Tweet of the Week: Loggerhead Shrike

Image of a Loggerhead Shrike

Photo from Flickr, Tony Battiste

The Loggerhead Shrike feels at home on the limestone plains of Lake Ontario’s northern shore. These nationally endangered grassland birds are most notable for their feeding habits by using thorns and branches to impale and store their prey!

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday June 25th, 2016.

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