It appears that the "wintering" Merlin have gone to the breeding grounds. After observing the Red-tailed Hawk in the nest and a Flicker peering out of a nest hole I was headed home, but was slow in making my way out of the cemetery looking for Screech Owls when I observed a female Merlin in Section 40. This is on the westside of the cemetery. After watching her for a minute or two she flew off and I watched her catch a bird (my first observation of this). She flew back to the tree and began eating. I got the scope out and saw that it wasn't a bird she was eating, it was a BAT!!!!! I have heard of them eating dragonflies before but a bat???? Lou Gardella **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]