This morning I was out looking for crossbills at the Tall Pines area of Walnut Woods Metro Park and ran across a Merlin perched atop one of the conifers on the east side. A few days ago I also glimpsed what looked like a Merlin near the center of Tall Pines, so it may be hanging around. No crossbills, but Red-Breasted Nuthatches continue numerous. Carl Winstead Galloway ______________________________________________________________________ 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]