Sure seems like the NW subspecies. In addition to the very dark plumage, including the cheeks, the tail band that is visible is narrow and appears incomplete.
Chuck On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Brandon K. Percival <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I photographed a dark Merlin, in Pueblo West, this morning. It might be > the north western US subspecies, though I'm not totally sure. > > Photos can be seen at > http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonsbirdphotos/sets/72157642607400824/ > > > > Brandon Percival > Pueblo West, CO > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1395259394.47002.YahooMailNeo%40web142502.mail.bf1.yahoo.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Chuck Hundertmark 2546 Lake Meadow Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-604-0531 Cell: 720-771-8659 [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CACZCCxdWuCzrSJu5nDkYwD18ENmAYdeeOYiODf4CfYLZUYydCA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
