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Lanius ludovicianus
A small gray bird. black mask, whitish throat
short grass
It was grabbing insects on the ground. At one point it had a large insect (too far away to identify) that it was biting and stabbing with its beak. I thought it could be a shrike, but I'm not sure. Too small to be a mockingbird.
Spotted on Nov 25, 2014
Submitted on Nov 28, 2014
3 Comments
The only one I could find that was similar was a loggerhead shrike, so I'll put that. If someone comes by with a better suggestion, then I'll change it.
I hope someone can figure it out. I am still looking though.
That's a strange bird. I lived in LA county all of my life and I have never seen anything like it. It could be an old world thrush?