Cayugabirders, I saw a pair of Merlins taking amorous dives at each other on the Dryden side of Sapsucker Woods this afternoon. The male and female were chattering excitedly just like the pair that has been reclaiming its previous territory near my house on the edge of Cayuga Heights on Triphammer Rd. It would be neat if the Merlins were nesting in Sapsucker Woods, as it seems reasonable that they might use native trees like White Pine instead of the planted Norway spruces of which urban Merlins in the northeast seem to be rather fond. Keep an eye out! Cheers, Tom
-- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
