I work at the airport have not seen the merlins you speak of, but I have seen them here before. The rough legged hawks are back at Hopkins Airport and can be seen daily from the 100th Bomb Group restaurant parking lot, (I've see up to three at a time so far this year.) There are plenty of red tailed hawks about as well, and I had one report of a snowy owl hanging out over at the FedEx ramp yesterday on the southeast side of the airport, even perching on the tail of the aircraft. I have yet to see it, but I've got my eyes open for any and all owls. The only times I've ever seen short eared owls were here at the airport as well, so, don't sell the place short...hunters love this place! ______________________________________________________________________ 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]