Subject: Mystery raptor--junk id
Date: Mar 04 13:49:14 1997
From: "James R Lyles III, Technical Editor, Tacoma, WA "<jrlyles at usgs.gov> - "James R Lyles III, Technical Editor, Tacoma, WA "<jrlyles at usgs.gov>
While Don Brimstone Bacchus is mulling over your
description, Ellen, let me assay a junk id:
The bird's long wings, darkness, smallish size,
and regular perch say "Merlin"--or at least a
darn good imitation.
You didn't mention how it treated the intruding
crow.
--cheers, Jim Lyles, Tacoma