Rock Pigeon is too large. I saw them bringing House Sparrows to one nest, and urban Merlins are known to specialize, more or less, on them. Horned Lark seems to be their specialty in the Great Plains.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: bounce-38924844-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38924844-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of bob mcguire Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:35 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Prey for Merlin I'm working on the new Basin guide. We have it written that the Merlin feeds (fed) on the locally-abundant Rock Pigeon. (I seem to recall a report from Paul Hurtado of pigeon feathers around the nest on Seneca Street.) But then, pigeon seems like a rather large bird for Merlin to prey on. Would "House Sparrow" be more accurate? Bob McGuire -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
