Northern Shrike
Northern Shrike
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell University
A predatory songbird, the Northern Shrike breeds in taiga and tundra and winters in southern Canada and the northern United States. It feeds on small birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or barbed wire fences.
Habitat
Breeds in taiga and at the border of taiga and tundra, in open country with medium or tall trees or shrubs. Winters in open country with tall perches, including shrubby fields, wetlands, and forest edges.
Food
Insects, small mammals, birds, and rarely, reptiles.
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