ML104591811

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Received. It appears this bird makes every one work hard for a look - glad that you finally managed to out whit it. Assigned CBRC Record 2010-158. Thank you Guy McCaskie Secretary CBRC guymcc@pacbell.net BROWN SHRIKE Lanius cristatus (4, 1). One in its first winter at Clam Beach in McKinleyville, HUM, 21 Nov 2010–18 May 2011 (GSL; CAM†, RFo, DWN†, SEM†, CO, KR†, MF†, MMe†, GMcC, MMR†, LS†; 2010-158) provided the first record for Humboldt County. The extensive field notes and photos submitted allowed the committee to determine that it was in formative plumage and of the nominate subspecies. See Pyle et al. (2011a) for a discussion of the subspecific identification of the Brown Shrike in California. Brown Shrike Date: Tuesday, December 06 and 07, 2010. Location: Clam Beach, McKinleyville, Humboldt County, CA. Time: 12:30 pm Length of observation: 40-60 seconds with overcast sky. Distance: Closest distance of 120 meters. Description: The bird was briefly seen on December 6 in poor light. The photos were taken on December 7. The bird was generally a warm brown color on the back and a light color on the under parts (see photos). The head, nape, back, upper tail coverts, and tail were all this warm rusty brown (Image 3). The chin, throat, breast, belly, and under tail coverts were mostly light in color with some dark barring seen on the flanks (not visible in the photos). The bird had a light eye ring with a dark ‘mask’ extending behind the eye. The ‘cheeks’ below the eye and dark eye line were light in color (Image 2). The bill was thick with a slight hook at the tip that is not real clear in these poor quality photos. The bill was generally dark with a pinkish area near the base of the lower mandible (Image 3).

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