The great northern shrike is a frequent winter visitor, but by ill chance I have not been up when he has called at the roof.

The Mexican crossbill appeared to have little fear of the migrating Northern shrike.

It is not easy, even at a slight distance, to distinguish the loggerhead from the Northern shrike.

The Great Northern Shrike

I shall not say one word in favor of the next bird that I mention, the great Northern shrike, or butcher-bird.

He has a cousin, the Great Northern Shrike, who sometimes comes down in the winter, and is very much like him.

It is the cry of the Northern shrike, of whom tradition says that he catches little birds and impales them on sharp thorns.