Re: [cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests including Wells C.

[Suan Yong]

While biking home this evening around 8pm, I heard what I'm pretty sure was a 
Merlin calling from a deciduous tree behind 210 Park Place. Without binoculars 
I never sighted the bird. It was calling very continuously, with a few breaks 
in between and some "chink" calls reminiscent of grosbeak. There are a couple 
of evergreens nearby that could be candidate nest sites.

Suan
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> On May 25, 2016, at 8:41 PM, John Confer  wrote:
> 
> It is a ittle premature to count my eggs before they hatch, but ... .
> 
> 
> Last year at this time 2 of seven Merlin nests in our area had failed, 
> probably predation.
> 
> 
> This year 5 of 5 are still going strong, including the easily accessed nest 
> in the top of a white Pine on South Titus St. behind Meadow Court Lodge. This 
> can be watched from your car without disturbing the pair, which are already 
> exposed to lots of human activity. The first eggs of any nest will probably 
> hatch in a little more than a week.
> 
> 
> I found the Wells College nest thanks to someone who said they had heard a 
> Merlin on campus, which was passed on to me, which inspired me to spend a 
> pleasant half hour walking around the campus. It is about an hour drive one 
> way for me, which is a little hard for monitoring survival a couple times a 
> week, or better even monitoring prey brought to the nest. 
> 
> 
> I am trying to determine Merlin nesting success in urban areas near Ithaca, 
> and the prey species brought to the nest. Anyone interested in monitoring 
> that nest?
> 
> 
> Ki KI KI KI
> 
> 
> John Confer 274-3978
> 
> 
> 
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[cayugabirds-l] Merlin nests including Wells C.

[John Confer]

It is a ittle premature to count my eggs before they hatch, but ... .


Last year at this time 2 of seven Merlin nests in our area had failed, probably 
predation.


This year 5 of 5 are still going strong, including the easily accessed nest in 
the top of a white Pine on South Titus St. behind Meadow Court Lodge. This can 
be watched from your car without disturbing the pair, which are already exposed 
to lots of human activity. The first eggs of any nest will probably hatch in a 
little more than a week.


I found the Wells College nest thanks to someone who said they had heard a 
Merlin on campus, which was passed on to me, which inspired me to spend a 
pleasant half hour walking around the campus. It is about an hour drive one way 
for me, which is a little hard for monitoring survival a couple times a week, 
or better even monitoring prey brought to the nest.


I am trying to determine Merlin nesting success in urban areas near Ithaca, and 
the prey species brought to the nest. Anyone interested in monitoring that nest?


Ki KI KI KI


John Confer 274-3978



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