I saw a MERLIN briefly fly over Holliday Lake State Park this evening. This
looks like the first April record
<http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?step=saveChoices&getLocations=counties&parentState=US-VA&bMonth=01&bYear=1900&eMonth=12&eYear=2016&reportType=location&counties=US-VA-007&counties=US-VA-011&counties=US-VA-029&counties=US-VA-037&counties=US-VA-049&counties=US-VA-111&counties=US-VA-135&counties=US-VA-147&continue.x=29&continue.y=8&continue=Continue>
for this species in our area.
Complete checklist with description:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28946077
Evan Spears
Farmville, VA
