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 Loggerhead Shrike // (Lanius ludovicianus**)** // HABITAT -isolated trees -shrubs -nests in trees.**
 * -open woodland

GENERAL DESCRIPTION. -**hooked bill -black,white,gray -slim tail -large head -easily confused with mockingbirds -migrates from canada to mid-westeren states

REPRODUCTION -return to canada to breed -start mating at a year old -lays eggs april-may -often with different mates -average of 6 eggs -16 day incubation period - leave their parents after 6 weeks.**

DIET. -**insects -amphibians -small reptiles -small mammals -other small birds

Niche -predator -eats potentially harmful insects**

LEVEL ON THE LIST. -**endangered in both the United States, and Pennslyvania.

WHY? -collisions with motor vehicles -loss of sustainable habitats -alot of dust surrounding shrike territories

HELP? -maintain farm and roadsides -reduce the use of pesticides -national loggerhead shrike recovery team -save grasslands -support sustainable forests**  [] [] []