I led a Lake Metroparks' Bird Walk today at Lake Erie Bluffs from 8-10am.  There was a good bit of raptor movement.  Walking the main loop off Lane Road we had a MERLIN stay with us for an hour.  It repeatedly perched in the largest dead trees between the trail and the lake.  It ate a bird and then continued to hunt more birds over the field.  At one point it battled an American Kestrel.  A Cooper's and Sharp-shinned passed by.  Additionally, there was never a point when we could not see Bald Eagles.  We counted 6 individual eagles, but there was likely much more.

Andy


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