Jeepers, I don't think Junco... Fox Sparrow? The victim is kinda rusty-red but not sure about the apparent darkness in the lateral parts of the tail feathers ? At least the Merlin is warm, tonight... the other bird, not so much..... anyone? Bob Hinkle Solon, Ohio On 1/18/2014 7:49 PM, Nelson Mostow wrote: > Got some good looks at what I think was a female Merlin (Tiaga) at Calvary > Cemetery Section 85. It was by he road on the west side of section 85 just > at the section sign. Up on a fairly large deciduous tree a little to the > right of the sign. Eating a bird which I am guessing was a female or > juvenile junco. Anyone who can confirm that the Merlin is female and/or id > the bird it is eating let me know. You will find the pic on my Flicker > account. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55608878@N02/ > > > > Nelson Mostow, Moreland Hills, Ohio > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]