Saturday was the day of the merlin as I may have seen another one at the marsh in addition to the two I saw earlier near my house.? I definitely saw a semi-palmated plover at the marsh, although I did not realize it until I looked at my photos on the computer at home.
Scroll down page 43 for photos and commentary. Feel free to comment on the ID of the bird I saw flying over the marsh that I think was a merlin.
http://www.pnwphotos.com/forum/showthread.php?11497-Wildlife-of-Edmonds-WA-2015/page43

?Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA