Utah Bird Profile
 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus

Name Roots: (L. lannius, "butcher" - ML. ludovicianus, "of Louisiana")

In Utah:   
by Lu Giddings

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a deciduous tree or in a shrub at a height of 3-30 (To 50) feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore: ground hawker.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in high desert scrub and pinyon-juniper habitats.
  
How to find:  

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Occur. (FP)

(See Legend)

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