An adult Merlin buzzed my feeder birds today while I was working outside. They were very vocal when it flew in. They flushed in all directions, and then they didn't return for a while. The Merlin left without lunch. A single male Purple Finch showed up at my feeder last Tuesday. Tree Sparrows arrived Saturday. Juncos have been here for a while, now. Sunday, during the snow storm, at least 10 Purple Finches were here. It was a feeding frenzy right before the snow hit, with lots of birds flying to and from the feeder for at least an hour, so it was tough to keep track of everything. There may have been more Purple Finches, but a max of ten were at the feeders at the same time. Judy ______________________________________________________________________ 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.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]