Dan Fenske told me about a Merlin he saw this time of year fly across 101 south of Bandon. The landscape was boggy, dense brush--Labrador tea and Oregon Crab, much like Vancouver Island where he had experience with breeding Merlins, so he was willing to speculate about breeding on the south coast. By the second half of July I would mainly think of post-breeding dispersal. I think of Prairie Falcons banded in central Idaho that were recaptured in Manitoba days later at this time of year. Merlins must be capable of the same. Lars OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx