The two shrikes are about as common as each other on Antelope Island this time of year. I could tell it was a shrike from where I was, but I was unable to get as much detail around the dark eye band as I would have liked to have a good idea. Pretty sure the pictures aren’t detailed enough to make a call, but I wasn’t sure if the white that is visible at the base of the tail was a field mark of one or the other.
My experience is much more with Northern Shrikes, and I think that is what I would call this. An immature Northern Shrike. The bill appears longer and has more of a “fierce” than a “cute” appearance. Also, the colouration is buffy/tan which is more reminiscent of IMM NOSH than the grayer LOSH. Also I can’t even make out the black in the mask in photo #2 which is again more in line with NOSH
Based on head, posture, bill, and lack of mask, I’m agreeing with u/A_Sneaky_Walrus that it’s a Northern Shrike
I am not thinking shrike...picture is not so good...is the bird Grey or brown or slate?
Bird was grey. I’m positive on the shrike ID. Unfortunately wasn’t taking pictures through the binoculars when the obvious eye markings and shrike beak were in sight, I was trying to just get a better look through the binoculars.
How could anyone confuse a bird with a sea turtle????? (Loggerhead is a sea turtle.). Or is there a bird species Google doesn’t know about that’s called a loggerhead??
Okay, my bad!! There IS a loggerhead shrike. Please excuse my ignorance.