A nice lunchtime surprise for me - I saw a small raptor perched at the top of the large tree on the corner of Crestview and Indianola avenue in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus. I took out my travel binoculars that live in my car and to my delight, it turned out to be a Merlin! First time I've seen this bird in the neighborhood. Good Birding, Andy Sewell ______________________________________________________________________ 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]