Thanks for the tip on the Merlin!  As of 8pm this evening, my son Matthew and I just saw the Merlin sitting on top of the tree behind the Veterinarian Hospital. 

Tim Rice

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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Jason Simonis just stopped by. He had just gotten good looks at a merlin
> here in Columbus, a few blocks away. He has seen merlins at this
> location at other more routine times of the year, but July is quite
> unusual, and suggests the merlins that have repeatedly been reported at
> Union Cemetery may be staying to nest. The site is a large dead tree
> behind a veterinary hospital at Weber and High in Clintonville, and
> solid additional sightings would be significant, here and of course at
> Union Cem. Merlins aren't supposed to be nesting in Ohio--the
> just-completed OBBA doesn't mention them--but there have been some
> nestings reported, to which we may probably add this one. More careful
> reports are much needed.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
> 
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