I was excited about the little white bird I captured today in the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area. I felt it wasn't a type I had captured before but wasn't sure. So I did a lot of checking in my several bird books at home and references online to find something with similar coloring and type of beak. What I found was that the Loggerhead Shrike closely resembled the bird. I found one that looked like it -
Press here for Link
So I am sticking with this ID, unless someone can prove to me otherwise. :)
Ah shucks. Just heard from my Audubon Society friend and he recommends “Northern Shrike”, which are more common here in Oregon. Here is a photo of one that looks just like the bird I saw - Press here for Link
Just goes to show you who the experts are. LOL Still it was the first one I have seen, that I can recall. So it was exciting to get a nice photo of one. I am changing the ID. Didn’t take long, did it?