loggerhead shrike

The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a North American bird characterized by a large head and a black mask around its eyes. It belongs to the family Laniidae, which includes about 30 species of medium-sized predatory birds, commonly known as shrikes or butcherbirds.12

Shrikes use their bills to hunt insects, lizards, mice, and small birds, often impaling their prey on thorns for later consumption. The loggerhead shrike is one of the few species found in the New World, alongside the great gray shrike (also known as the northern shrike in Canada and the United States).2