Genesis 2:20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. Although I've seen the loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) perched on wires in the past, I won't count a species until I photograph it. This was a life bird photo I was hoping to catch on my visit to the Braswell Church Road eBird Hotspot. The Loggerhead Shrike is the only member of the shrike family endemic to North America Tuesday - on my way home from work I took a 5 mile diversion to ride past the pastures and ponds on Braswell Church Road in Walton County, Georgia. This is a bit of an out-of-the-way rural area, so how did I find out about it? When I finally ditched the flip-phone and upgraded to a smartphone in November 2017 (happy anniversary!) I entered into a whole new realm nature enthusiasm: bird listing! All the features of eBird – life lists, yard counts, checklist totals, birding streaks, top 100 eBirders – walked lock-step with my type-A personality! Okay, so how did that bring me to some pungent, manure-rich soils in the country looking for birds? eBird Hotspots! Hotspots are existing public locations where many birders are entering data… and they are all conveniently marked and mapped on the eBird app! Walton County, Georgia An Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe, songbird perched on barbed wire fence of a pasture on a Braswell Church Road cattle farm. November 2018 in Walton County, GA. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal United States.
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