Reading the posts, I was reminded that it was time to check for merlins at the cemetery, so coming home late from the Heights I stopped at Highland Park to see if any had returned. Sure enough, a merlin was perched right where I first found one last year. Sitting on the dead branches of the maple tree, right behind the oil tanks on the edge of the golf course. He was quite undisturbed by my presence. I pulled up next to him in my car, took lots of pictures and then got out of the car to try for closer shots. Finally flew off when a wedge of geese slowly passed over the tree. I followed him (I think it is a male) around, back to the cemetery, perched in the spruce in section 20. Back to the golf course, much further away, and back to the cemetery. After and hour, at 6:35 I lost him as he flew north in the cemetery. I assume roosting there, but I wasn't able to locate the spot. Inga Schmidt ______________________________________________________________________ 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]