Subject: Merlins
Date: Dec 11 22:20:22 2002
From: Blake Iverson - coopershwk at hotmail.com


I've seen a merlin 3 times at my work in Bothell. I think it's a jack. He's
makes an appearance everyonce in a while. He's fun to watch, I wish he'd
catch something where I can see it!



Blake Iverson
Arlington, WA
coopershwk at hotmail.com





>From: "Ruth Sullivan" <GODWIT at worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
>To: <m.denny at charter.net>, <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: Merlins
>Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:10:20 -0800
>
>Hello Mike and tweeters.
>We have two Merlin here in Fircrest where i live.One stays around our house
>and perches every day in a tall fir tree perching for hours.This is the
>first Merlin we having since there cut one of the largest fir tree down
>due to the damage of a windstorm we had. Carol Schulz told us ,as we was
>watching the Ancient Murrelet's on Dash Point Pier,that she had 7 Merlin
>between Dash Point and De Moines,that is a lot o Merlin's this seeing this
>birds by driving.And we also had few Merli's on Ocean Shores and Bowerman
>Basin,this is where the rare Bean Goose beeing sighted.
>
>
>Ruth Sullivan Tacoma
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Denny
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:51 PM
> Subject: Merlins
>
>
> I am trying to figure out why it it that we have observed more Merlins
>in the last 5-6 weeks in Southeast Washington than we have seen over the
>last 20 years of birding the region. 80% of these birds have been members
>of the sucklii race and have not been difficult to locate. If anyone has
>any thoughts I would enjoy hearing them. Thanks Mike
> ****************************************************************
> Mike & MerryLynn Denny
> 323 Scenic View Drive
> College Place, WA 99324
> 509.529.0080 (h)
>
> IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!
> *******************************************************************


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