At 04:22 PM 3/7/97 -0800, Janet Partlow wrote:
>A few years ago, a brown Merlin lived in downtown Olympia for one
>winter, making its regular diet the pigeons who lived there.

I have seen a Merlin in downtown Olympia several times this winter. Usually
the bird is speeding by very low, crossing busy roads at radiator level or
zooming between houses at gutter level. Based on conversations with others,
I believe that Olympia has its small share of wintering Merlins every year.

Kelly McAllister