Hi, A Merlin was first seen in a dead tree along the street bordering the local golf course in Dec 2008. One was seen in the same dead pre roost tree Nov Dec 2009 and 2010 with 2 being seen in 2011. Tonight I went to check the tree and indeed, a Merlin was perched in the same tree. Amazing that both the Merlin and the dead tree have survived for 5 years now!!! Suzanne Butcher-- Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ 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]