Last Tuesday (03/23/10) only one Merlin was observed in section 93. I was out of town for the weekend and when I arrived Monday evening no Merlin were observed. This is a week or two earlier than in the previous years observations. I also observed a Savannah Sparrow, a first for the cemetery. Sandpit ponds had a pair of Mallards and 2 Red-breasted Mergansers. A Screech Owl was observed and was calling on and off for a half an hour. Lou Gardella Garfield Heights ______________________________________________________________________ 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]