Juv. NORTHERN SHRIKE found by Dan Kassebaum, Clinton co., IL. 11/2/07

Get yourself from St. Louis to Carlyle via I-64 to Hwy 50 (exit 19 B)
- From intersection of Hwy 127 and Hwy 50 (near Carlyle McDonald's),  Turn 
right
and take Hwys 50/127 through town to "downtown" Carlyle (~0.9  miles).
- Continue straight on Hwy 127, South out of Carlyle for another ~ 4.2 miles 
to WESSELMAN Rd.
- Turn LEFT onto Wesselman (920 N, gravel road) to the end where it comes to 
a "T".
- Turn RIGHT onto RANKERS Road ( 1950 E). Go ~ 0.2 mile to HUGO Road.
- Turn LEFT onto Hugo Road (900 N) and then follow this road ~ 0.3 to 0.4 
mile to where there on the left is a large brush pile out in a field ~ 
75 -100 yards from the road. Bird was perched and hunting from there but 
when it got spooked by a noisy farm truck going by it flew up toward the 
ridge of a hill behind it.
There were lots of hawks in the area too, so Dan thinks it may hide in this 
brushpile if there are hawks near-by.

Very birdy road. Dan says a good spot to look for Rough-legs (none today 
though)
Also had a lot of Horned Larks so may be a good spot for longspurs as well.

Did not get to look at the lake for anything.

Stopped at Riverlands on way back and only found the 6 Trumpeters at Teal 
Pond.
No Scoter, almost all coots in Ellis Bay. No Franklin's but plenty of 
bonies.
Linc. Shields closed off.

Good chasing.....nitie-nite.....zzzzzz
Charlene Malone
St. Louis. 

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