At 11 am on March 31-2019, Christopher Siddle found and photographed a Loggerhead Shrike at the Historic O’Keefe Ranch. He viewed the bird for 12 mins as it hunted bugs on the ground from a series of posts between the bridge and the corn maze. He then saw it fly towards the corn maze where he left it. He returned to the site and relocated the bird at 4:40pm in the same general location. It is extremely active and quickly changing perches every few mins as it hunts from the fence line that crosses the creek to St. Anne Rd.
Directions to location: Park at the O’Keefe Ranch parking lot near the sign that says “RV Parking” then cross the small bridge over Deep Creek. Look for a standing dead corn maze just to the NW. Scan the fence line north of the corn maze. This fence line runs from St. Anne’s Rd to the creek.The shrike was hunting bugs on the ground from a series of posts between the bridge and the corn maze.
Map to ranch parking lot HERE
The bird was last seen in the same general location in a Hawthorne bush HERE on April 1st.
The bird was not relocated on April 2nd.
This is the 92nd record for the province of BC.
Directions to location: Park at the O’Keefe Ranch parking lot near the sign that says “RV Parking” then cross the small bridge over Deep Creek. Look for a standing dead corn maze just to the NW. Scan the fence line north of the corn maze. This fence line runs from St. Anne’s Rd to the creek.The shrike was hunting bugs on the ground from a series of posts between the bridge and the corn maze.
Map to ranch parking lot HERE
The bird was last seen in the same general location in a Hawthorne bush HERE on April 1st.
The bird was not relocated on April 2nd.
This is the 92nd record for the province of BC.
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| Loggerhead Shrike in Vernon - Photo: Michael Force |
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| Loggerhead Shrike in Vernon - Photos: Christopher Siddle |
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