In addition to the Loggerhead Shrike, I also found a Kentucky Warbler! It was in the same exact spot as the one last year. I stopped right where the trail 3-ways off and was going to check my phone. The bird pops up and I just assumed it was a Common Yellowthroat, since I heard 2 singing in the area. When it did, it was only 10′ from me. It turned and looked right at me, and I said, “woah, a Kentucky Warbler!” It was so close I didn’t need my binoculars. I sent out the pin location and there were already a few people real close by. The next 15 minutes, it was not to be found. The area is only about a 30′ circle, but it is the thickest most thick garbage to look through! I was wondering if it moved further south without us knowing, so I started walking the path. Within a minute, it had popped back up and showed for everyone. I quickly got back, and I spent the next 2 hours standing there watching it feed and then go down and hide, which I’m guessing it was sleeping. I did the same routine the entire time watching it. I was really trying to get photos of it, but it just would not come out into the open. I suppose watching a Kentucky Warbler feed, at times of only 6′ away is a prize worthy enough. The photos below are the best I could manage in the entire time there. I have a feeling it’s still around and the pin location below is where it was seen. Good luck if you try. Enjoy!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/T9CNoHDsJvJDydRz5
