Kestrel used to lurk in alley bushes in my neighborhood, too.
Irene

On Fri, 19 Jan 1996, John Shelton - ext. 4051 wrote:

>
> >Might it have been a merlin? "Lurking in the bushes" in Seattle is not
> >something I expect from a kestrel....
> >
> >Dennis Paulson
> _______________________________
> A kestrel visits my house weekly (sometimes daily) to sit on the lower limbs
> of a maple tree. Directly below this is a large wild rose full of house
> sparrows. I've seen the kestrel sit there for 15-30 minutes waiting for a
> panic stricken sparrow to vacate the cover.
>
> John Shelton
> Portland, Oregon
>