I'm used to hearing the buzzy voice I heard in Michigan. I knew there was a chance I would get one in Kansas, but I figured I'd have to go to the eastern part of the state to get it. Instead I picked it up this morning at the creek crossing just west of 183 on K Terrace. "Zee da-da zee da-da zee-zee-zee." I love Northern Parulas (#132) and to get a beautiful male a couple of miles from my house was awesome. Okay, I had it as a yard bird in Michigan, but that's much more to be expected. A year bird, a county bird, and a state bird to boot! I got some nice looks of the bird through my binoculars, but I couldn't get a photo and didn't want to torture it with the iPod for more than a minute or two.
The next year, county, and state bird was much more expected, but it was still cool to get.
My first Kansas Northern Rough-winged Swallow(#133).
And finally here are a couple of shots of two different Loggerhead Shrikes.
Loggerhead Shrike-you can see that the bill is not as long and as sharply hooked as a Northern Shrike.
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