[TN-Bird] merlin at kingsport

I relocated the Merlin in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Tennessee this morning 
at about 8:50am.  This bird was first seen on February 18 and to my knowledge 
had not been seen again since until this morning.  The bird was perched high in 
the dead top of a live spruce tree when first seen (both on 2/18 and 2/24).  I 
went back to the cemetery at around 11:00am today (Feb 24) and again found the 
merlin perched high in a spruce tree.  There was a lot of noise and activity 
around the bird which did not seem to bother it much.  It sat in one tree for 
about 30 minutes while I walked around the base of the tree shooting video 
tape.  As I walked back to my car he flew from his high perch to another spruce 
tree about 3/4 of the way up.  With his back to me I doubt I would have seen 
him without watching him fly into the tree.  He sat at this perch for about an 
hour while I walked up to the tree and tried to get some shots with a digital 
camera.  Conditions were terrible for photography with very low light and some 
wind but I managed to get a few shots.  I'll post some along with the ones from 
Feb. 18 later at http://photos.yahoo.com/phoxinus02 under the folder marked 
ETX-90.
Rick

Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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