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Merlin in western Howard County

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Jim Wilkinson

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Jim Wilkinson

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Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:05:07 -0500

Around noon today (11/28), I observed a Merlin that was perched in the top of a large sycamore tree along Frederick Road (Rte 144) opposite the entrance to Woodmont Academy, about a mile east of Route 97.  The falcon was plucking feathers from a small bird it had caught. Later, during a brief visit to nearby Western Regional Park I saw a Yellow-breasted Sapsucker and heard a Fox Sparrow.

Jim Wilkinson
Columbia, MD