GC2BEKH Traditional Cache Loggerhead Shrike View
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 07/08/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 51.229 W104° 25.695 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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The bird has a large hooked bill; the head and back are grey and the underparts white. The wings and tail are black, with white patches on the wings and white on the outer tail feather. The black face mask extends over the bill.


The bird waits on a perch with open lines of sight and swoops down to capture prey. Its principal food is large insects; it also takes lizards and small birds. Known in many parts as the "Butcher Bird," it impales its prey on thorns or barbed wire before eating it, because it does not have the talons of the larger birds of prey.

The population of this species has declined in the northeastern parts of its range, possibly due to loss of suitable habitat and pesticide use.

"Loggerhead" refers to the relatively large head as compared to the rest of the body.

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11 Logs: Found it 11  

Found it 05/01/2019 By Geopokemongo
Found with cejamison4 and BVBfan!. (late in logging) TFTC/SL

Found it 05/01/2019 By BVBfan!
Found with cejamison4 and Geopokemongo... (late in logging) TFTC/SL

Found it 05/01/2019 By cejamison4
Found with BVBfan! and Geopokemongo... (late in logging) TFTC/SL

Found it 11/17/2018 By kirchegeo
Nice hide with ldkloss and geo puppy Dickens. Tftc sl

Found it 11/17/2018 By ldkloss

TFTC with kirchgeo and geo puppy Dickens. SL

Found it 09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49050

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Smile Thanks so much for the hide imusttravel2000, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

Found it 07/04/2018 By DaToad
Out with DaWife finding a few caches to collect the Hidden Creatures Souvenirs, TFTC.

Found it 07/04/2018 By dawife
Out getting numbers so I can collect the newest souvenir challenge. SL. TFTC.

Found it 05/09/2018 By geodaze
Tftc

Found it 04/27/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

Found it 02/16/2018 By LostinDenver
Tonight it's 30 degrees outside and I can see the entire Milky Way. Thank you for bringing me out here on this beautiful auspicious Lunar New Year night. Tftc!