Ron Shields had the Northern Shrike at the back of the Retention Pond by Disposal Road from roughly 3:30 to 4 p.m. today. Ron called me in time for me to take a lot of photos from across the pond, in not-so-hot light.

  One or two  — like the one above — sort of came out, at least enough to ID by…

   Best way to find the bird this afternoon — he was singing away, very loudly…