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["Marty" <parula6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Driving on West Harpeth Rd in Williamson County early this beautiful frosty 
morning proved to be a raptorous experience. In the space of about three miles 
I saw four Red-tailed Hawks (most likely resident pairs), a Red-shouldered 
Hawk, five Am. Kestrels (2 males, three females), a female Northern Harrier 
that cruised across the road about 15 feet in front of the car, a Cooper's 
Hawk, a Barred Owl sitting in an oak right by the road, and a bird I'd lay 
money on to be a Merlin, sitting on a wire at the edge of some woods. 
Unfortunately I couldn't stop and didn't have my binocs with me anyway, but it 
looked like the other Merlins I've IDed -- right size (having just seen a 
couple of Kestrels emphasized this), bulk, general coloration and body 
attitude. For some reason I've seen more Merlins sitting on phone wires than in 
any other setting, although I've gotten them in flight and in trees, too.
Marty DeHart
Bon Aqua, Hickman County
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