Hi all,
 I stopped at Greenbridge Rd. area of Triadelphia Reservoir on my way  back 
home about an hour ago, and scoped the water for waterfowl, etc. No  waterfowl, 
a few RBGU's and an adult MERLIN were seen. The Merlin was initially  seen at 
the end of a spit of land on the Howard County side looking almost  straight 
across the water from Greenbridge Rd boat launch. When I first spotted  it, it 
was being harassed by a gull, and the Merlin lifted up from the shore and  
landed on a high rock at its edge. I then went back to my van for my scope (I  
first went down with just bins), and when I returned, the falcon had moved left 
 to the next spit of land, and was again sitting atop a large rock on the 
shore.  I watched it a while and it appeared to be eating something on the edge 
of the  water when I left. Looked like an adult male.
 
Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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