This morning, during my (almost) daily 20 minutes yard birding in Athens, I was surprised to see a Merlin perched on a top snag of our Honey Locust. 

He left when approached by a Blue Jay. Yard bird #88 (since 2010)!

Stefan Gleissberg
Athens, Ohio

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