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These branch-nesting insectivores appear to breed most commonly in the northern part of the state. They are usually associated with cities and towns during the nesting season. The "Possible" records on the map may represent nonbreeding individuals.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (left), female (right), and juvenile (lower)
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These branch-nesting insectivores and carnivores breed throughout the state wherever there are large fields, mowed lawns (except in urban yards), or artificial levees. Shrikes are scarce in areas of the state that are almost entirely planted in pines, as in Winn, Jackson, Bienville, and Sabine parishes.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
female or male (left) and juvenile (right)
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These urban-tolerant and shrub-nesting insectivores exhibit an unusual breeding distribution here. Most of the Atlas records are from the western Pine region, yet Grand Isle (Jefferson Parish) has a long-established nesting population. Migrant catbirds are more frequently detected inland than the migrants of most other species. Therefore, the "Possible" records may represent migrants.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (female's cap is paler)