Two Merlins are wintering at Oak Hill Cemetery in north Kingsport. Only one bird is seen regularly. This bird is the smaller and more blue-gray of the two and I presume is a male. The other bird is a bit larger and more brownish on the back. The male bird has been appearing regularly about 30 minutes before sunset and perching high in the top of the same Spruce he used last year. He has been there every day for the past week. Sometimes he can be located at other times during the day, but is most reliable at sunset. I determined their were two birds by photography. I have yet to see both birds at the same time this year. After entering the cemetery through the gates, bear to your left and follow the road until you see tall spruces on your right. Check the tops of these trees for the Merlin. Rick Phillips Kingsport ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****